lacy

CEFRC1

/ˈleɪ.si/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Made of or decorated with a delicate open pattern like lace.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    A surname from Old French, variant of Lacey

Examples

  • She wore a lacy white dress to the party.

  • The lacy curtains filtered the sunlight beautifully.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Looking like lace.

  2. Made of lace or decorated with it.

More examples

In context

  • She wore a lacy wedding veil.

  • lacy lingerie

  • Caught a glimpse of Lacy squatted like she was pissing […].

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

She wore a blank dress made of delicate fabric that showed floral patterns at the garden party.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From lace + -y.