lisière

See also: lisiere

French

Etymology

From Middle French, from Old French lisiere (border on the sides of a cloth, edge), of uncertain origin. Probably from Frankish *lisa (rut, furrow, track), from Proto-Germanic *lisō, *laistiz, *laista-, *laisō (track, trace), from Proto-Indo-European *leys- (furrow, track), related to Old High German lesa (wrinkle, line), Old English lāst (footstep, track, trace), Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 (laists, track, trace). Possibly influenced by Frankish *lista (border, edge), see liste, last.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /li.zjɛʁ/
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Noun

lisière f (plural lisières)

  1. (textiles) border, selvage
    • 1857, Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary [][1], Paris: Michel Lévy Frères:
      Dès qu'il entendait la sonnette, il courait au-devant de madame Bovary, prenait son châle, et posait à l'écart, sous le bureau de la pharmacie, les grosses pantoufles de lisière qu'elle portait sur sa chaussure, quand il y avait de la neige.
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  2. (by extension) edge
    Synonym: orée
    Ils habitent une belle maison à la lisière de la forêt.They live in a pretty house at the edge of the forest.

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