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lace
[leys]
noun
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
a cord or string for holding or drawing together, as when passed through holes in opposite edges.
ornamental cord or braid, especially of gold or silver, used to decorate uniforms, hats, etc.
a small amount of alcoholic liquor or other substance added to food or drink.
verb (used with object)
to fasten, draw together, or compress by or as if by means of a lace.
to pass (a cord, leather strip, etc.), as through holes.
to interlace or intertwine.
to adorn or trim with lace.
to add a small amount of alcoholic liquor or other substance to (food or drink).
He took his coffee laced with brandy.
to lash, beat, or thrash.
to compress the waist of (a person) by drawing tight the laces of a corset, or the like.
to mark or streak, as with color.
verb (used without object)
to be fastened with a lace.
These shoes lace up the side.
to attack physically or verbally (often followed byinto ).
The teacher laced into his students.
lace
/ ɪ /
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
verb
to fasten (shoes, etc) with a lace
(tr) to draw (a cord or thread) through holes, eyes, etc, as when tying shoes
(tr) to compress the waist of (someone), as with a corset
(tr) to add a small amount of alcohol or drugs to (food or drink)
to streak or mark with lines or colours
the sky was laced with red
(tr) to intertwine; interlace
informal(tr) to give a sound beating to
Other 51Թ Forms
- lacelike adjective
- lacer noun
- relace verb
- well-laced adjective
- ˈ noun
- ˈˌ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of lace1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of lace1
Example Sentences
This Teen Vogue pictorial offers a glimpse of the audience at Carpenter's concerts: teen girls and young women wearing over-the-top girl gear, all pink bows and lace lingerie, with tongues firmly planted in cheek.
To my ears, even the group’s earlier stuff about surfing and cars is laced with the melancholy of an outsider looking in.
A March 2023 search of the unit where the teens overdosed uncovered pills laced with fentanyl and “two large bindles of what appeared to be fentanyl” inside a dormitory, according to the inspector general’s report.
There were subtle changes to the Haillet, including a notch in the tongue for laces to pass through and a heel better shaped to protect the Achilles tendon.
At 19, Wardley was working in recruitment, having never laced up a pair of gloves.
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