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   lace

   /leɪs/

   noun

   • 1. a fine open fabric of cotton or silk, made by looping, twisting, or knitting thread in patterns and used especially for trimming garments: "a dress trimmed in white lace" Similar openworklaceworktattingnettingnettullemeshworkmeshwebbingChantilly laceBrussels lacefishnetfiligreepassementeriebobbinetneedlepoint (lace)point lacefiletbobbin lacepillow laceduchesse laceHoniton laceNottingham laceShetland laceguipurerosaline
   • ▪ braid used for trimming, especially on military dress uniforms: "his generals were covered with gold lace"
   • 2. a cord or leather strip passed through eyelets or hooks on opposite sides of a shoe or garment and then pulled tight and fastened: "brown shoes with laces" Similar shoelacebootlaceshoestringlacingstringcordthongtwinetiearchaic:latchet

   verb

   • 1. fasten or tighten (a shoe or garment) by tying the laces: "he put the shoes on and laced them up" Similar fastendo uptie upsecurebindknottrussOpposite undo
   • ▪ enclose or confine tightly in a garment: "Rosina laced her up tight to show off her neat waist"
   • ▪ (of a garment or shoe) be fastened by means of laces: "the shoes laced at the front"
   • 2. entwine (things, especially fingers) together: "she laced her fingers together" Similar entwineintertwinetwineentangleinterweaveinterlinklinkcriss-crossbraidplait
   • ▪ pass a lace or cord through (a hole): "he laced the twine through the eyelets and pulled it tight"
   • 3. add an ingredient, especially alcohol, to (a drink or dish) to enhance its flavour or strength: "he gave us coffee laced with brandy" Similar flavourmix (in)blendfortifystrengthenstiffenseasonspice (up)imbueinfuseenrichenlivenliven updoctoradulteratecontaminatedruginformal:spikeboost
   • ▪ give (something) a large amount or degree of a feature or quality: "the script is laced with expletives"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French laz, las (noun), lacier (verb), based on Latin laqueus ‘noose’ (also an early sense in English). Compare with lasso.

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   What does lace mean?

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   What does lace up mean?

   • Lace up means the same as lace. He sat on the steps, and laced up his boots. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Nancy was lacing her shoe up when the doorbell rang. [VERB noun PARTICLE] To lace food or drink with a substance such as alcohol or a drug means to put a small amount of the substance into the food or drink. She laced his food with sleeping pills.

   LACE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   What is the difference between lace and shoelace?

   • cloth Lace is a pretty cloth that has patterns of holes in it. Her dress was dark blue with a white lace collar. shoelace Laces are like pieces of string for fastening shoes. He put on his shoes and tied the laces.

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   Where did lace come from?

   • A Flemish claim is lace on the alb of a worshiping priest in a painting about 1485 by Hans Memling (fig. 1). But since lace evolved from other techniques, it is impossible to say that it originated in any one place.

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   What is a white lace bedspread?

   • ...a plain white lace bedspread. Laces are thin pieces of material that are put through special holes in some types of clothing, especially shoes. The laces are tied together in order to tighten the clothing. If you lace something such as a pair of shoes, you tighten the shoes by pulling the laces through the holes, and usually tying them together.

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   Are your shoe laces untied?

   • Your shoe laces are undone. Your laces are untied. She laced her boots. The lace was taken from her wedding gown and the ribbons were ' old ' and came from her wearing apparel. Bewilderingly, like her point lace, her story's introductory proprieties are delayed until the second paragraph.

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     lace translate: レース（糸で編んだ透かし模様の布地）, くつひも, レース, くつひも. Learn...

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     LACE translate: dentelle [feminine], lacet [masculine],...

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   noun. a delicate decorative fabric made from cotton, silk, etc, woven in an open web of different symmetrical patterns and figures. a cord or string drawn through holes or eyelets or around hooks to fasten a shoe or garment. ornamental braid often used on military uniforms, etc. a dash of spirits added to a beverage.

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   Definitions of lace. noun. a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment) synonyms: lacing. see more. verb. draw through eyes or holes. “ lace the shoelaces”. synonyms: lace up.

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   Lace is a cord or ribbon used to tie or fasten something, or a delicate fabric made of yarn or thread in an open weblike pattern. Learn more about the different types, uses, and meanings of lace from various sources and dictionaries.