Word: Lace
How to pronounce: leɪs
Noun
Definitions:
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.
Example sentences: "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.
Example sentences: "Brown shoes with laces"
Transitive verb
Definitions:
1. Fasten or tighten (a shoe or garment) by tying the laces.
Example sentences: "He put the shoes on and laced them up"
2. Entwine or tangle (things, especially fingers) together.
Example sentences: "He laced his fingers together and sat back"
3. Add an ingredient, especially alcohol, to (a drink or dish) to enhance its flavor or strength.
Example sentences: "He gave us coffee laced with brandy"
4. Hit (something, especially a baseball) hard.
Example sentences: "He laced a double down the first-base line"
Synonyms:
cord
string
bootlace
twine
line
rope
cable
shoelace
drawstring
needlepoint
lanyard
wrist strap
galloon
braid
plait
tie
guipure
interlace
entwine
twist
weave
Derivations:
laced
lacy
lacing
lacey
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Lace in Other Languages...
Spanish: Encaje
German: Spitze
French: Dentelle
Italian: Pizzo
Turkish: Dantel
