lisse

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verb

To relieve, mitigate, assuage (pain etc.).

OriginOld English līssian →
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Meanings

lisse1

verblisse (third-person singular simple present lisses, present participle lissing, simple past and past participle lissed)

present singular third person lisses · participle present lissing · participle past lissed · past lissed

  1. obsoleteTo relieve, mitigate, assuage (pain etc.).

lisse2

nounlisse (countable and uncountable, plural lisses)

plural lisses

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

Lisse3

proper noun
  1. A village and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.

Origin

lisse · verb

  1. Old Englishlīssian
  2. Old Englishlīssian
  3. Englishlisse

Inherited from Old English līssian.

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lisse · noun

  1. Latinlicium
  2. Frenchlisse
  3. Englishlisse

From French lisse, from Latin licium.

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Lisse · proper noun

  1. DutchLisse
  2. EnglishLisse

Borrowed from Dutch Lisse.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

sisel
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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