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lisse

lisse

See also: lissé

English

Verb

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

  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

Noun

lisse (plural lisses)

  1. a fine sheer fabric of silk or cotton used in women's neckwear and in ruching

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lis/

Etymology 1

Probably from lisser.

Adjective

lisse m, f (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

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Tarantino

Adjective

lisse

  1. smooth

Walloon

Adjective

lisse (masculine and feminine, plural lisses)

  1. smooth

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