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   Lace

   /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" 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 or tangle (things, especially fingers) together: "he laced his fingers together and sat back" Similar entwineintertwinetwineentangleinterweaveinterlinklinkcrisscrossbraidplait
   • ▪ 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 flavor or strength: "he gave us coffee laced with brandy" Similar flavormix (in)blendfortifystrengthenstiffenseasonspice (up)imbueinfuseenrichenlivenliven updoctoradulteratecontaminatedruginformal:spikeboost
   • ▪ give (something) a particular feature or quality: "the script is laced with expletives"
   • 4. hit (something, especially a baseball) hard: US "he laced a double down the first-base line"

   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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