lisse

Verb

lisse (third-person singular simple present lisses, present participle lissing, simple past and past participle lissed)

1. (obsolete) To relieve, mitigate, assuage (pain etc.).
   • Late 14th century: And on his wey forthward thanne is he fare / In hope for to been lissed of his care. — Geoffrey Chaucer, ‘The Franklin's Tale’, Canterbury Tales

Noun

lisse (countable and uncountable, plural lisses)

1. A fine sheer fabric of silk or cotton used in women's neckwear and in ruching.
2. In tapestry, the threads of the warp taken together.

Adjective

lisse (plural lisses)

1. smooth

Verb

lisse

1. first-person singular present indicative of lisser
2. third-person singular present indicative of lisser
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of lisser
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of lisser
5. second-person singular imperative of lisser

Synonyms

• doûs