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Definition of Laciest
1. lacey [adj] - See also: lacey
Lexicographical Neighbors of Laciest
Literary usage of Laciest
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1884)
"... covered with thn laciest of Brussels lace, with all her best ornaments finding
niches somehow or other on the surface of her ample person, ..."
2. The Englishman's Greek Concordance of the New Testament: Being an Attempt at by George V. Wigram (1870)
"One thing thou laciest : go thy way, : 14. and he began to be in want. :35.
lacked ye any thing ? And they said, : S.when they wanted wine, (lit. the wine ..."
3. Japan and Her People by Anna C. Hartshorne (1904)
"... wrought all over with peony-arabesques in low relief, like the laciest of
diaper patterns ; it makes an admirable background for the life-sized seated ..."
4. Home Life in Germany by Alfred Sidgwick (1908)
"Some ladies keep smart white aprons to lend their servants on state occasions,
but the laciest apron will not do much for a girl in a sloppy coloured blouse ..."
5. Contemporary One-act Plays of 1921. (American) by Frank Shay (1922)
"I'm going to buy half a dozen of the laciest of lace nighties for you! The ones
you have are nearly worn out. COLUMBINE But, darling, they are so ..."
6. Some Players: Personal Sketches by Amy Leslie (1900)
"She is a shy, demure creature who does not search for notice, but whose modesty
is hardly the laciest veil for all her splendid capacities. ..."
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