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lisse¹

Where it comes from

Inherited from Old English līssian.

verb lisses · lissing · lissed

  1. obsolete To relieve, mitigate, assuage (pain etc.).

lisse²

Where it comes from

From French lisse, from Latin licium.

noun lisses

  1. countable, uncountable A fine sheer fabric of silk or cotton used in women's neckwear and in ruching.
  2. countable, uncountable In tapestry, the threads of the warp taken together.

Lisse³

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Dutch Lisse.

proper noun

  1. A village and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.

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"lisse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lisse. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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lisse. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lisse

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"lisse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lisse.

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@misc{lisse_2026,
  title = {lisse},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lisse},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}