Resembling or decorated with lace; delicate and intricate in pattern. Also a surname and place name.
From Old French lacis, from Latin laqueus meaning 'snare' or 'noose'. The decorative sense developed from the net-like pattern of lacemaking.
The connection between lace and snares reveals how something beautiful can share origins with something meant to trap - both rely on intricate knotwork and careful spacing of threads or cords.
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