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lacy
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lac·y also lac·ey  (ls)
adj. lac·i·er, lac·i·est
Of, relating to, or resembling lace.

laci·ness n.

lacy [ˈleɪsɪ]
adj lacier, laciest
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) made of or resembling lace
lacily  adv
laciness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.lacy - made of or resembling lace; "a lacy gown"; "a lacy leaf"
fancy - not plain; decorative or ornamented; "fancy handwriting"; "fancy clothes"
2.lacylacy - having open interstices or resembling a web
reticular, reticulate - resembling or forming a network; "the reticulate veins of a leaf"; "a reticulated highway system"

lacy
adjective filigree, open, fine, sheer, delicate, frilly, gossamer, gauzy, net-like, lace-like, meshy lacy night-gowns
Translations
lacy [ˈleɪsɪ] ADJ (lacier (compar) (laciest (superl))) (= of lace) → de encaje; (= like lace) → como de encaje
a lacy dressun vestido lleno de encajes
lacy [ˈleɪsi] adj
(= made of lace) [underwear] → en dentelle
(= delicate) → pareil(le) à de la dentelle
lacy ferns → des fougères pareilles à de la dentelle
lacy
adj (+er)Spitzen-; (= like lace)spitzenartig; lacy underwearSpitzenunterwäsche
lacy [ˈleɪsɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (made of lace) → di pizzo; (like lace) → che sembra un pizzo
lacy [ˈleɪsɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (made of lace) → di pizzo; (like lace) → che sembra un pizzo


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Overlaid, intersecting, and tangential shapes form rocky outcroppings, peaks, and ravines, their tremendous bulk mitigated by the laciness of the cutout, by the precision of the scalpel that created it, and by the insect pins that make the work hover just off the wall.
Set sloping upwards at 45 degrees, their laciness softens the space visually - and acoustically for they act as sound diffusers and act with the absorption behind pierced aluminium spandrels.
 
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