French word

liseré

Pronunciation

IPA/lizəʁe/

Meaning

  • masculine nountrim

Example

La robe avait un liseré doré.

The dress had gold trim.

Illustration for liseré (trim)

More examples

La chemise a un liseré blanc aux manches.

The shirt has white trim on the sleeves.

Core concept

A fine ornamental line attached around the rim of fabric, clothing, or another object.

Common phrases

  • un liseré doré

    gold trim

  • un liseré blanc

    white trim

  • un liseré sur le col

    trim on the collar

Similar words

ourlet: A fabric edge folded back and sewn in place as a finish.
bordure: A border or line running around the outside edge of something.
ruban: A long, narrow decorative strip of fabric.
frange: A row of short hanging tufts along a fabric edge.

Definition in French

Bande étroite et décorative placée le long d'un bord pour en souligner le contour.

Word origin

The noun liseré developed in French from lisière, an inherited word for an edge, to name a small strip placed along that edge.

Usage tips

  • Liseré is narrower and more decorative than the broader term bordure, while lisière usually names an edge rather than an added trim.

Other meanings

  • bordernoun

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