lisière

See also: lisiere

French

Etymology

From Middle French, from Old French lisiere (“border on the sides of a cloth, edge”), of uncertain origin. Probably from Frankish *lisa (“rut, furrow, track”), from Proto-Germanic *lisō, *laistiz, *laista-, *laisō (“track, trace”), from Proto-Indo-European *leys- (“furrow, track”), related to Old High German lesa (“wrinkle, line”), Old English lāst (“footstep, track, trace”), Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 (laists, “track, trace”). Possibly influenced by Frankish *lista (“border, edge”), see liste, last.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /li.zjɛʁ/

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Noun

lisière f (plural lisières)

1. (textiles) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
2. edge

   Synonym: orée

   Ils habitent une belle maison à la lisière de la forêt. ― They live in a pretty house at the edge of the forest.

Further reading

• “lisière”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• résilie, résilié