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lissoir

lissoir noun: a prehistoric tool, made of bone or wood, used to soften leather.

Noun

lissoir (plural lissoirs)

  1. A prehistoric tool, made of bone or wood, used to soften leather.

Forms of lissoir

plurallissoirs

Origin of lissoir

From French lissoir, from lisser (“to smooth”) + -oir (“tool suffix”).

Questions about lissoir

What does lissoir mean?
Lissoir means a prehistoric tool, made of bone or wood, used to soften leather.
What part of speech is lissoir?
Lissoir is a noun.
What is the plural of lissoir?
The plural of lissoir is lissoirs.

Words near lissoir in the dictionary

  1. Lissingtons
  2. Lissner
  3. Lissners
  4. lissoclinamide
  5. lissoclinamides
  6. lissoir
  7. lissoirs
  8. lissom
  9. lissome
  10. lissomely
  11. lissomeness

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