English
lacis
Lacis comes from French lacis.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentlacis
- Englishearliest quotation 1890same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentlacis
- Englishearliest quotation 1890same form
Earliest quotation: 1890, Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray: “he sought to accumulate the most exquisite specimens that…”
Every English word from French lacis
Today it means
noun A type of lace consisting of patterns darned on to net.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French lacis / lacis