WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
lisse
(lēs),USA pronunciation n.
- Textilesa fine, filmy, lightly crinkled gauze fabric used in strips for making ruching or for finishing garments.
- Medieval Latin lixāre to leach, derivative of Late Latin lixa lye; compare lixivium
- French (crêpe) lisse smooth (crepe), derivative of lisser to smooth, polish, Old French lischier, licier
- 1850–55