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FRENCH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

lice.

curtain wall

4 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/lis/
  1. curtain wall

    feminine
  2. pomerium

    feminine · historical
  3. list, field (for combat); playing field; arena

    broadly · feminine
    Il est entré en lice.
Where this word comes from

From Frankish *listia. Compare German Leiste (“lath”).

noun/lis/
  1. brach, bitch hound (specifically, dog used for breeding hunting dogs)

    archaic · feminine
Where this word comes from

Probably from Vulgar Latin *licia, from Latin lycisca, feminine of lyciscus (“wolf dog”).

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