lacyadj.

Brit.

/ˈleɪsi/, U.S.

/ˈleɪsi/

Forms: 1800s– lacey, 1800s– lacy.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: lace n., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < lace n. + -y suffix¹.

1. Resembling or characteristic of lace fabric; having or characterized by a delicate, lace-like structure.

ΚΠ

1804 in C. Smith Conversat. introducing Poetry I. 57 Eluding him, on lacey plume The silver moth enjoys the gloom.

1848 S. Coleridge in Q. Rev. Mar. 439 It would be as if one were to display the lacy vein-work of a leaf apart from the cellular tissue.

1922 A. Jekyll Kitchen Ess. 29 Thin gossamer slices of bread fried to lacy crispness in a slow oven.

1947 J. Steinbeck Pearl vi. 98 Kino and Juana moved into the lacy shade of the brush.

1987 Sunday Express Mag. 2 Aug. 43/4 Trail the chocolate over the ice cream with a spoon to form a lacy outer coating.

2013 Observer 27 Jan. (New Review section) 22/5 The brochosomes have spectacular lacy geometric details on their surfaces.

2. Made of or trimmed with lace fabric.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [adjective] > lace

lace1532

lace-like1765

lacy1853

1853 Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper 20 Mar. 10/3 (advt.) Youths' and Children's Dresses, the Clydesdale Tunic and the Lacy Jacket.

1883 R. Broughton Belinda I. i. ix. 157 Clad in one of those lawny, lacy summer gowns.

1915 New Fun 6 Feb. 14/3 The black dress with lace collar just reached to my knees, making my lacey underwear plainly visible as I walked.

1949 R. Harvey Curtain Time 110 The ladies in their furred evening cloaks..with snowflakes caught in their lacy fascinators.

2011 N.Y. Mag. 5 Dec. 68/2 Slip dresses and lacy tap shorts are my other day-dressing staples.

Derivatives

ˈlacily adv. with or in lace; in a manner suggestive or reminiscent of lace.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [adverb]

lacily1880

off-grain1964

1880 C. S. Larned Thebes 265 With a wreath of the lotus-bed was it framed, And it seemed to be lacily robed.

1959 R. P. Warren Cave i. 6 The opening of the vestibule,..fern hanging lacily over it,..is very pretty.

1981 N.Y. Times 5 May c11/3 It was a marvelously complex, lacily ornamented kind of music.

1995 J. Harvey Men in Black (1997) iv. 120 His white collar is lacily elaborated, and there are puffed white sleeves to his corpulent shirt.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lacy
释义	lacyadj. Brit. /ˈleɪsi/, U.S. /ˈleɪsi/ Forms: 1800s– lacey, 1800s– lacy. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: lace n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < lace n. + -y suffix¹. 1. Resembling or characteristic of lace fabric; having or characterized by a delicate, lace-like structure. ΚΠ 1804 in C. Smith Conversat. introducing Poetry I. 57 Eluding him, on lacey plume The silver moth enjoys the gloom. 1848 S. Coleridge in Q. Rev. Mar. 439 It would be as if one were to display the lacy vein-work of a leaf apart from the cellular tissue. 1922 A. Jekyll Kitchen Ess. 29 Thin gossamer slices of bread fried to lacy crispness in a slow oven. 1947 J. Steinbeck Pearl vi. 98 Kino and Juana moved into the lacy shade of the brush. 1987 Sunday Express Mag. 2 Aug. 43/4 Trail the chocolate over the ice cream with a spoon to form a lacy outer coating. 2013 Observer 27 Jan. (New Review section) 22/5 The brochosomes have spectacular lacy geometric details on their surfaces. 2. Made of or trimmed with lace fabric. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [adjective] > lace lace1532 lace-like1765 lacy1853 1853 Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper 20 Mar. 10/3 (advt.) Youths' and Children's Dresses, the Clydesdale Tunic and the Lacy Jacket. 1883 R. Broughton Belinda I. i. ix. 157 Clad in one of those lawny, lacy summer gowns. 1915 New Fun 6 Feb. 14/3 The black dress with lace collar just reached to my knees, making my lacey underwear plainly visible as I walked. 1949 R. Harvey Curtain Time 110 The ladies in their furred evening cloaks..with snowflakes caught in their lacy fascinators. 2011 N.Y. Mag. 5 Dec. 68/2 Slip dresses and lacy tap shorts are my other day-dressing staples. Derivatives ˈlacily adv. with or in lace; in a manner suggestive or reminiscent of lace. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [adverb] lacily1880 off-grain1964 1880 C. S. Larned Thebes 265 With a wreath of the lotus-bed was it framed, And it seemed to be lacily robed. 1959 R. P. Warren Cave i. 6 The opening of the vestibule,..fern hanging lacily over it,..is very pretty. 1981 N.Y. Times 5 May c11/3 It was a marvelously complex, lacily ornamented kind of music. 1995 J. Harvey Men in Black (1997) iv. 120 His white collar is lacily elaborated, and there are puffed white sleeves to his corpulent shirt. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1804
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