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lace
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lace
 (l s)
KEY
NOUN:
- A cord or ribbon used to draw and tie together two opposite edges, as of a shoe.
- A delicate fabric made of yarn or thread in an open weblike pattern.
Also called
lacework
.
- Gold or silver braid ornamenting an officer's uniform.
VERB:
laced
,
lac·ing
,
lac·es
VERB:
tr.
- To thread a cord through the eyelets or around the hooks of.
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- To draw together and tie the laces of.
- To restrain or constrict by tightening laces, especially of a corset.
- To pull or pass through; intertwine:
lace garlands through a trellis.
- To trim or decorate with or as if with lace.
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- To add a touch of flavor to:
"today's chefs love to lace their goods with lively, pronounced flavors"
(David Rosengarten).
- To add a substance, especially an intoxicant or narcotic, to:
laced the eggnog with rum and brandy.
- To add or intersperse with something in order to produce a certain effect:
"Quacks now lace their pitch with scientific terms that may sound authentic to the uninformed"
(Jane E. Brody).
- To streak with color.
- To give a beating to; thrash:
laced his opponent in the second round.
VERB:
intr.
- To be fastened or tied with laces or a lace.
PHRASAL VERB:
lace into
Informal
- To attack; assail:
laced into me for arriving so late.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old French las, noose, string, from Vulgar Latin *laceum, from Latin laqueus, noose probably akin to lacere, to entice, ensnare
OTHER FORMS:
lace less
(Adjective),
lacer
(Noun)
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