English Explanatory Dictionary

lisse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To relieve, mitigate, assuage (pain etc.).
noun
  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.
name
  1. A village and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.

Word forms

lisse lisses lissing lissed

Etymology

From Old English līssian.

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