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vlies.

membrane

5 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/vlis/

  1. membrane

    neuter
    Het netvlies is een dun vlies aan de achterzijde van de oogbal.

  2. film, thin layer

    neuter
    Er ontstond een vlies op de melk

  3. fleece, sheep skin, pelt

    archaic · neuter
    Het Gulden Vlies.

  4. fleece, sheep skin, pelt in compounds, short for (Order of) the Golden Fleece

    abbreviation · alt-of · archaic · in-compounds · neuter
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch vlies, from Old Dutch *flios, from Proto-West Germanic *fleus. Cognate with English fleece.

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