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English word origin

Etymology of lisse

Inherited from Old English līssian.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
verb

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

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Inherited from Old English līssian.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
noun

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

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From French lisse, from Latin licium.

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