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Lacis vs Glacis - What's the difference?

lacis | glacis |

As a noun lacis

is a type of lace consisting of patterns darned on to net.

As a proper noun glacis is

an administrative district in seychelles.

lacis

English

Noun

(-)
  • A type of lace consisting of patterns darned on to net.
  • *1890 , (Oscar Wilde), The Picture of Dorian Gray , Vintage 2007, p. 122:
  • *:he sought to accumulate the most exquisite specimens that he could find of textile and embroidered work, getting [...] veils of lacis worked in Hungary point [...].
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    glacis

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia glacis) (en-noun)
  • (military) A gentle incline in front of a fortification.
  • (military) The angled armour plate on the front of a tank; glacis plate.
  • (postal service) A device for sorting mail which slides parcels across a sloped surface.