No. 10,492 in French

lisière

Edge or border, typically of a forest or fabric.

In a sentence

Nous avons marché jusqu'à la lisière de la forêt.
We walked to the edge of the forest.
The word 'lisière' in this sentence denotes the physical edge or boundary where the forest meets open land.
La lisière du tissu doit être renforcée pour éviter qu'il ne s'effiloche.
The edge of the fabric must be reinforced to prevent it from fraying.
In this context, 'lisière' refers to the woven edge of fabric that is prone to fraying.
Elle se tenait à la lisière de la foule, observant la scène.
She stood at the edge of the crowd, observing the scene.
Here, 'lisière' represents a figurative boundary, where one is at the periphery of a gathering or group.

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