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10 Language-to-English DictionariesLacy
/ˈleɪ.si/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Made of or resembling lace; consisting of delicate, openwork patterns.
"She wore a delicate lacy dress to the summer garden party." - 2
Characterized by fine, intricate, or web-like visual details.
"The bare branches of the oak trees formed a lacy pattern against the winter sky."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'lace', which traces back via Old French 'lacio' to the Late Latin 'laqueus', meaning a noose or snare. The suffix '-y' was added in Middle English to form an adjective denoting resemblance to or composed of lace.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Lacy" is said worldwide
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en dentelle
Transliteration: ɑ̃ dɑ̃.tɛl
"Elle portait un voile en dentelle."
spitzenartig
Transliteration: ˈʃpɪt͡sn̩ˌʔaːɐ̯tɪç
"Der Vorhang hatte ein zartes, spitzenartiges Muster."
di pizzo
Transliteration: di ˈpittso
"Indossava un abito di pizzo bianco."
de encaje
Transliteration: de enˈkaxe
"Compró un mantel de encaje para la mesa."
rendado
Transliteration: hẽˈda.du
"As folhas criavam um padrão rendado no chão."
लेसदार
Transliteration: les-daar
"उसने एक सुंदर लेसदार दुपट्टा पहना था।"
蕾丝般的
Transliteration: lěi sī bān de
"树枝在天空中勾勒出蕾丝般的轮廓。"
레이스 장식의
Transliteration: reiseu jangsig-ui
"그녀는 레이스 장식의 블라우스가 잘 어울렸다."
レース編みの
Transliteration: rēsu ami no
"窓辺に美しいレース編みのカーテンがかかっている。"
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