lacy

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lac·y

also lac·ey (lā′sē)

adj. lac·i·er, lac·i·est

Of, relating to, or resembling lace.

lac′i·ness n.

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lacy

(ˈleɪsɪ)

adj, lacier or laciest

(Textiles) made of or resembling lace

ˈlacily adv

ˈlaciness n

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lac•y

(ˈleɪ si)

adj. lac•i•er, lac•i•est.

consisting of or resembling lace.

[1795–1805]

lac′i•ly, adv.

lac′i•ness, n.

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Adj.	1.	lacy - made of or resembling lace; "a lacy gown"; "a lacy leaf" lacelike fancy - not plain; decorative or ornamented; "fancy handwriting"; "fancy clothes"
	2.	lacy - having open interstices or resembling a web netlike, netted, webby, weblike, webbed reticular, reticulate - resembling or forming a network; "the reticulate veins of a leaf"; "a reticulated highway system"

lacy

adjective filigree, open, fine, sheer, delicate, frilly, gossamer, gauzy, net-like, lace-like, meshy lacy night-gowns

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Translations

merlettato simile a pizzo

lacy

[ˈleɪsɪ] ADJ (lacier (compar) (laciest (superl))) (= of lace) → de encaje; (= like lace) → como de encaje
a lacy dress → un vestido lleno de encajes

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

lacy

[ˈleɪsi] adj

(= made of lace) [underwear] → en dentelle

(= delicate) → pareil(le) à de la dentelle
lacy ferns → des fougères pareilles à de la dentelle

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

lacy

adj (+er) → Spitzen-; (= like lace) → spitzenartig; lacy underwear → Spitzenunterwäsche

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

lacy

[ˈleɪsɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (made of lace) → di pizzo; (like lace) → che sembra un pizzo

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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