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- DictionaryLace/lās/
noun
- 1. a fine open fabric, typically one 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"
- 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"
verb
- 1. fasten or tighten (a shoe or garment) by tying the laces: "he put the shoes on and laced them up"
- 2. entwine or tangle (things, especially fingers) together: "he laced his fingers together and sat back"
lace noun (STRING) [ C usually plural ] a string that you use to fasten openings, especially in shoes, by putting it through two lines of small holes and tying the ends together: Your shoe laces are undone. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Shoes.
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. see more. verb. spin, wind, or twist together. synonyms: enlace, entwine, interlace, intertwine, twine.
1. To thread a cord through the eyelets or around the hooks of. 2. a. To draw together and tie the laces of. b. To restrain or constrict by tightening laces, especially of a corset. 3. To pull or pass through; intertwine: lace garlands through a trellis. 4. To trim or decorate with or as if with lace. 5. a.
Lace is a delicate fabric made of yarn or thread in an open weblike pattern, [1] made by machine or by hand. Generally, lace is split into two main categories, needlelace and bobbin lace, [2] : 122 although there are other types of lace, such as knitted or crocheted lace.
noun. uk / leɪs / us. lace noun (CLOTH) Add to word list. a delicate cloth with patterns of holes: a lace curtain. a white lace handkerchief. lace noun (STRING) a string used to tie shoes: to tie / untie your laces. (Definition of lace from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of lace.
Definition of lace noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Lace definition, a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine. See more.