lace-wing

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• lace|wing — «LAYS WIHNG», noun. an insect with four delicate, lacelike wings and prominent, golden bronze eyes. Lacewings belong to the same order as the ant lions …   Useful english dictionary

• lace-winged fly — Lacewing Lace wing (l[=a]s w[i^]ng ), n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of neuropterous insects of the genus {Chrysopa} and allied genera. They have delicate, lacelike wings and brilliant eyes. Their larv[ae] are useful in destroying… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Wing Records — was a record label subsidiary of Mercury Records that enjoyed its greatest success during the 50s. In the late 80 s, just before its final fade, the label enjoyed a brief success with then new R B singers Vanessa Williams, Female R B trio Lace, R …   Wikipedia

• Lace House (Canaan, New York) — Westliche Seite des Hauses (2008) Das Lace House, auch als Uriah Edwards House bekannt, befindet sich an der New York State Route 22 in Canaan, New York in den Vereinigten Staaten. Bei dem Gebäude handelt es sich um ein Anfang des 19.… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Black Lace (books) — Black Lace is an imprint of Virgin Books that specializes in erotica and erotic romance written by female authors specifically for female readers. The imprint does not publish novels written by men partly as a marketing scheme, partly to better… …   Wikipedia

• lacewing — lace•wing [[t]ˈleɪsˌwɪŋ[/t]] n. ent any of several slender green neuropteran insects of the family Chrysopidae, with transparent wings …   From formal English to slang

• lacewing — /lays wing /, n. any of several insects of the family Chrysopidae, having delicate, lacelike wings and golden or copper colored eyes, the larvae of which are predaceous on aphids and other small insects. [1850 55; LACE + WING] * * * Any of… …   Universalium

• goldeneyed fly — Lacewing Lace wing (l[=a]s w[i^]ng ), n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of neuropterous insects of the genus {Chrysopa} and allied genera. They have delicate, lacelike wings and brilliant eyes. Their larv[ae] are useful in destroying… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Lacewing — Lace wing (l[=a]s w[i^]ng ), n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of neuropterous insects of the genus {Chrysopa} and allied genera. They have delicate, lacelike wings and brilliant eyes. Their larv[ae] are useful in destroying aphids. Called …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Fred Weber (singer) — Fred Weber (b. Charles Frederick Weber III) was a vocalist for the New Wave band Devo in its earliest incarnation. Weber was a long time prominent vocalist in Northeast Ohio cover bands The Measles and Lace Wing, performing occasionally with Joe… …   Wikipedia

• neuropterous —   a. pertaining or belonging to insect order including lace wing flies.    ♦ neuropteran,    ♦ neuropteron (pl.    ♦ ra), n. such insect.    ♦ neuropterist, n. student of these insects.    ♦ neuropterology, n. study of such …   Dictionary of difficult words