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1 lace
[leis] 1. noun1) (a string or cord for fastening shoes etc: I need a new pair of laces for my tennis shoes.) κορδόνι2) (delicate net-like decorative fabric made with fine thread: Her dress was trimmed with lace; ( also adjective) a lace shawl.) δαντέλα2. verb(to fasten or be fastened with a lace which is threaded through holes: Lace (up) your boots firmly.) δένω με κορδόνια -
2 Lace
subs.Use P. and V. σινδών, ἡ (lit., fine linen).Laces for shoes: Ar. ἡνίαι, αἱ.——————v. trans.See Fasten.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Lace
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3 edge
[e‹] 1. noun1) (the part farthest from the middle of something; a border: Don't put that cup so near the edge of the table - it will fall off; the edge of the lake; the water's edge.) άκρη2) (the cutting side of something sharp, eg a knife or weapon: the edge of the sword.) κόψη3) (keenness; sharpness: The chocolate took the edge off his hunger.) ένταση,δριμύτητα2. verb1) (to form a border to: a handkerchief edged with lace.) πλαισιώνω,ρελιάζω2) (to move or push little by little: He edged his chair nearer to her; She edged her way through the crowd.) σπρώχνω,προχωρώ σιγά-σιγά•- edging- edgy
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- edginess
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4 petticoat
['petikəut](an underskirt: a lace-trimmed petticoat.) μεσοφόρι -
5 trim
[trim] 1. past tense, past participle - trimmed; verb1) (to cut the edges or ends of (something) in order to make it shorter and/or neat: He's trimming the hedge; She had her hair trimmed.) κόβω στις άκρες, ψαλιδίζω, ξακρίζω2) (to decorate (a dress, hat etc, usually round the edges): She trimmed the sleeves with lace.) στολίζω3) (to arrange (the sails of a boat etc) suitably for the weather conditions.) ισορροπώ, μπαλαντσάρω2. noun(a haircut: She went to the hairdresser's for a trim.) κούρεμα, κόψιμο στις άκρες3. adjective(neat and tidy: a trim appearance.) συμμαζεμένος, φροντισμένος- trimly- trimness
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6 trimming
1) (something added as a decoration: lace trimming.) γαρνίρισμα2) ((usually in plural) a piece cut off; an end or edge.) άκρες, απομεινάρια
См. также в других словарях:
lace — lace … Dictionnaire des rimes
lacé — lacé … Dictionnaire des rimes
Lace — • The two earliest known specimens of lace worked linen albs are that of St. Francis, preserved at St. Clare s convent, Assisi, and the alb of Pope Boniface VIII, now in the treasury of the Sistine Chapel Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 … Catholic encyclopedia
Lace — is an openwork fabric, patterned with open holes in the work, made by machine or by hand. The holes can be formed via removal of threads or cloth from a previously woven fabric, but more often open spaces are created as part of the lace fabric.… … Wikipedia
Lace — (l[=a]s), n. [OE. las, OF. laz, F. lacs, dim. lacet, fr. L. laqueus noose, snare; prob. akin to lacere to entice. Cf. {Delight}, {Elicit}, {Lasso}, {Latchet}.] 1. That which binds or holds, especially by being interwoven; a string, cord, or band … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lace — Lace, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Laced} ([=a]st); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lacing}.] 1. To fasten with a lace; to draw together with a lace passed through eyelet holes; to unite with a lace or laces, or, figuratively. with anything resembling laces. Shak.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lace — [lās] n. [ME las < OFr las, laz < L laqueus, a noose, snare, trap < IE base * lēk > OE læla, a whip] 1. a string, ribbon, etc. used to draw together and fasten the parts of a shoe, corset, etc. by being drawn through eyelets or over… … English World dictionary
Lace — Lace, v. i. To be fastened with a lace, or laces; as, these boots lace. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lace-up — n [C usually plural] especially BrE a shoe that is fastened with a lace >lace up adj ▪ shiny black lace up shoes … Dictionary of contemporary English
lacé — lacé, ée (la sé, sée) part. passé de lacer. 1° Serré avec un lacet. Corset bien lacé. Une femme lacée. 2° S. m. Lacé, entrelacement de petits grains de verre, dont on orne les lustres … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
lace-up — (adj.) 1831, originally of boots, from LACE (Cf. lace) (v.) + UP (Cf. up) … Etymology dictionary