lisse

See also: lissé

English

Etymology 1

From Old English līssian.

Verb

1. (obsolete) To relieve, mitigate, assuage (pain etc.).
   • Late 14th century: And on his wey forthward thanne is he fare / In hope for to been lissed of his care. — Geoffrey Chaucer, ‘The Franklin's Tale’, Canterbury Tales

Etymology 2

French lisse, from Latin licium.

Noun

lisse (countable and uncountable, plural lisses)

1. A fine sheer fabric of silk or cotton used in women's neckwear and in ruching.
2. In tapestry, the threads of the warp taken together.

Anagrams

• isles, siles, sisel

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lis/

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• Homophones: lice, lices, lis, lissent, lisses, lys

Etymology 1

Probably from lisser.

Adjective

lisse (plural lisses)

1. smooth

Etymology 2

Verb

lisse

1. first-person singular present indicative of lisser
2. third-person singular present indicative of lisser
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of lisser
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of lisser
5. second-person singular imperative of lisser

Anagrams

• isles, lises, siles

Further reading

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

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Tarantino

Adjective

lisse

1. smooth

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Walloon

Adjective

lisse (masculine and feminine, plural lisses)

1. smooth

Synonyms

• doûs