Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In tapestry, the threads of the warp taken together.
- noun A fine, sheer fabric of either silk or cotton, used for women's neckwear and for ruching.
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- verb obsolete To
relieve ,mitigate ,assuage (pain etc.).
Etymologies
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Examples
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"Yass'r, yass, Marse Dave, I reckon M'lisse 'll git it to her' thout any one tekin 'notice."
The Crossing Winston Churchill 1909
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"Yass'r, yass, Marse Dave, I reckon M'lisse 'll git it to her' thout any one tekin 'notice."
Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill Winston Churchill 1909
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"Yass'r, yass, Marse Dave, I reckon M'lisse 'll git it to her' thout any one tekin 'notice."
The Crossing 1904
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It is the word “lisse” that is the right word it could also be used in the expression bald tires – pneus lisses.
Archive 2007-01-01 Oleg Kuzin 2007
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It is the word “lisse” that is the right word it could also be used in the expression bald tires – pneus lisses.
Assorted Protector Pads/Tampons protecteurs assortis Oleg Kuzin 2007
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Tout bien mélanger la farce il faut qu'elle soit lisse.
French Word-A-Day: 2004
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Parlant de mon massicot, je vais le ramener — il croche beaucoup trop quand on coupe et du coup, il coupe pas 100% droit-lisse…
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Parlant de mon massicot, je vais le ramener — il croche beaucoup trop quand on coupe et du coup, il coupe pas 100% droit-lisse…
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Tout bien mélanger la farce il faut qu'elle soit lisse.
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