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LACY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: lacier    , laciest   

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Made of or resembling lace

Example:

a lacy leaf

Synonyms:

lacelike; lacy

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

fancy (not plain; decorative or ornamented)

Derivation:

lace (a delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Having open interstices or resembling a web

Synonyms:

lacy; netlike; netted; webbed; webby; weblike

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

reticular; reticulate (resembling or forming a network)

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