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genombruten

genombruten

Swedish

genombrutet porslin
genombrutet arbete i en solfjäder

Adjective

genombruten (not comparable)

  1. openwork, lace, laced, transparent (of craftwork having see-through holes)
    Altarskranket utgjordes af en afskuren tolfkant, och hvarje afdelning deraf pryddes med fyra genombrutna rosor.
    The altar rail consisted of a segment of a dodecagon, and each section of it was decorated by four openwork roses.
    och stannade med en skarp sväng, så att hans dams smäckra ben i genombrutna strumpor blevo synliga
    he turned his partner sharply round, so that her slim ankles, in light transparent stockings, were exposed to view

Declension

Inflection of genombruten
Indefinite/attributive Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular genombruten
Neuter singular genombrutet
Plural genombrutna
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 genombrutne
All genombrutna
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in an attributive role.

Synonyms

  • (som har) hålmönster
  • spets (lace, of embroidery)
  • spetsgarnering

Related terms

  • genombrytning

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