Lace - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |leɪs|  American pronunciation of the word lace
Brit.  |leɪs|  British pronunciation of the word 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) (syn: lacing)
- a delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns

verb

- spin, wind, or twist together (syn: enlace, entwine, interlace, intertwine, twine)
- make by braiding or interlacing (syn: braid, plait)
lace a tablecloth
- do lacework
- draw through eyes or holes
lace the shoelaces
- add alcohol to (beverages) (syn: fortify, spike)

Extra examples

...the gardener laced the shoots of ivy around the trellis to direct their growth...

I need new laces for these shoes.

She wore lace on her wedding gown.

Modern fashions, fortunately, do not demand that women should be laced in.

The prince's coat was of black silk laced with gold thread.

They laced the punch with rum.

He laced a guard's coffee with a sedative.

Lace up your shoes or you'll trip over.

The canvas was laced to a steel frame.

Hannah laced her fingers together.

Edge the sleeve with lace.

Her wedding dress was decorated with lace.

We hung delicate lace curtains in the windows.

The bride wore a lovely lace wedding gown.

The curtains were made from fine lace of great delicacy.

Phrasal verbs

lace into  — hit violently, as in an attack

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: lace
he/she/it: laces
present participle: lacing
past tense: laced
past participle: laced
noun
singular: lace
plural: laces
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