lacy
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With multiple trail options, the hillsides of this dried-up river valley are rife with vibrant blooms, particularly bush sunflowers and lacy phacelia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026
Ms. Carson, who is wearing a black lacy gown, mutters, “Oh God, whatever,” as she waves her arms in exasperation.
From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2024
Mizuna comes in many forms of varying widths, lengths and colors, but generally has lacy leaves and a mild, peppery flavor.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2023
The taquero waits until the pork drips with fat and the edges are singed and lacy before he carves shards off the trompo cylinder, a medley of juicy bits and burnt ends.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 29, 2023
Before she began to snip off squash again, she watched Señor Fidencio and Aunt Consuelo help the staggering Elena to the old truck parked a distance away under the lacy pepper trees.
From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty
Mushrooms with thinner, lacier caps are best here, turning crunchy and brittle as they roast.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 23, 2022
Elsewhere on the table might be hoppers, crepes of fermented rice flour curved like bowls, thick and spongy at the bottom with sides that get thinner and lacier as they reach up.
From New York Times ● Nov. 5, 2018
For the laciest edges without compromising flavor, olive oil's your best bet.
From Salon ● Apr. 9, 2022
Unlike many a coloratura she was faithful to pitch throughout the laciest passages, took her top notes truly.
From Time Magazine Archive
Not once had she flinched before the laciest coloratura passages, before measures that took her well into contralto regions, out again and up to the peak of the soprano scale.
From Time Magazine Archive
It not only looked, it was—the very fluffiest, laciest one Jane had ever seen, with marvellous cupids and hearts, and forget-me-nots and true lover’s knots of blue ribbon.
From Chicken Little Jane by Ritchie, Lily Munsell
And she had a new dancing frock, quite the loveliest and fluffiest and laciest she had ever worn.
From Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man by Oemler, Marie Conway
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