# Lacey

/ˈɫeɪsi/ (US) · CEFR B2 · Adjective

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/lacey
Updated: 2026-08-15

## Definition

made of or looking like lace, which is a delicate fabric with many small holes. You use this to describe clothes or decorations that have a pretty, net-like pattern.

For teachers: resembling or made of lace; characterized by a delicate, openwork pattern. Often used to describe textiles or natural structures that have a fine, web-like appearance.

## Examples

- She wore a white lacey dress to the party.
- The morning frost left a lacey pattern of ice across the bedroom window.
- The designer's spring collection featured lacey overlays that added a sense of weightless elegance to the structured silk gowns beneath.

## Pitfalls

- Not "a lacye curtain" but "a lacy curtain" — While 'lacey' is a common variant, 'lacy' is the more standard spelling in most English dictionaries.

## Usage notes

- Commonly used to describe fabrics, but also applied metaphorically to patterns in nature like leaves or frost.

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