lacelike

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And at the back is a long white landscape, bordered by a tangle of trees with lacelike leaves.

From The Guardian • Jul. 13, 2013

In lacelike prose, with just enough homely obtrusions to prevent his art from seeming precious, Updike tells of a young man's epiphany.

From Time Magazine Archive

Connoisseurs know that in the lacelike stonework of this Chapel and in its cunningly carved oak chair stalls the English Gothic Style attained its richest and most intricate perfection.

From Time Magazine Archive

If the Cathedral of Chartres, delicate, lacelike, had been built in Hartford, Conn., it would probably by this time be a chipped and crumbling mass.

From Time Magazine Archive

The wind hums, Delicate, lacelike tops Quiver and ripple With the quick response Of the violins.

From A Little Window by Snyder, Jean M.