lacis

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UK/ˈlasi/

noun

A type of lace consisting of patterns darned on to net.

OriginFrench lacis →
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Meanings

nounlacis (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA type of lace consisting of patterns darned on to net.

    he sought to accumulate the most exquisite specimens that he could find of textile and embroidered work, getting […] veils of lacis worked in Hungary point […]

    1890, Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Vintage, published 2007, page 122

Origin

  1. Frenchlacis
  2. Englishlacis

From French lacis.

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APA

lacis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lacis

MLA

“lacis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lacis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lacis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lacis.

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