'Lace' definitions:
Definition of 'lace'
From: WordNet
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: lace, lacing]
noun
A delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns
verb
Spin,wind, or twist together; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"; "intertwined hearts" [syn: intertwine, twine, entwine, enlace, interlace, lace] [ant: untwine]
verb
verb
Do lacework; "The Flemish women were lacing in front of the cathedral"
verb
Draw through eyes or holes; "lace the shoelaces" [syn: lace, lace up]
verb
Definition of 'Lace'
From: GCIDE
- Lace \Lace\ (l[=a]s), n. [OE. las, OF. laz, F. lacs, dim. lacet, fr. L. laqueus noose, snare; prob. akin to lacere to entice. Cf. Delight, Elicit, Lasso, Latchet.]
- 1. That which binds or holds, especially by being interwoven; a string, cord, or band, usually one passing through eyelet or other holes, and used in drawing and holding together parts of a garment, of a shoe, of a machine belt, etc. [1913 Webster]
- His hat hung at his back down by a lace. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- For striving more, the more in laces strong Himself he tied. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A snare or gin, especially one made of interwoven cords; a net. [Obs.] --Fairfax. [1913 Webster]
- Vulcanus had caught thee [Venus] in his lace. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A fabric of fine threads of linen, silk, cotton, etc., often ornamented with figures; a delicate tissue of thread, much worn as an ornament of dress. [1913 Webster]
- Our English dames are much given to the wearing of costly laces. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Spirits added to coffee or some other beverage. [Old Slang] --Addison. [1913 Webster]
- Alen[,c]on lace, a kind of point lace, entirely of needlework, first made at Alen[,c]on in France, in the 17th century. It is very durable and of great beauty and cost.
- Bone lace, Brussels lace, etc. See under Bone, Brussels, etc.
- Gold lace, or Silver lace, lace having warp threads of silk, or silk and cotton, and a weft of silk threads covered with gold (or silver), or with gilt.
- Lace leather, thin, oil-tanned leather suitable for cutting into lacings for machine belts.
- Lace lizard (Zool.), a large, aquatic, Australian lizard (Hydrosaurus giganteus), allied to the monitors.
- Lace paper, paper with an openwork design in imitation of lace.
- Lace piece (Shipbuilding), the main piece of timber which supports the beak or head projecting beyond the stem of a ship.
- Lace pillow, and Pillow lace. See under Pillow. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Lace'
From: GCIDE
- Lace \Lace\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Laced ([=a]st); p. pr. & vb. n. Lacing.]
- 1. To fasten with a lace; to draw together with a lace passed through eyelet holes; to unite with a lace or laces, or, figuratively. with anything resembling laces. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- When Jenny's stays are newly laced. --Prior. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To adorn with narrow strips or braids of some decorative material; as, cloth laced with silver. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To beat; to lash; to make stripes on. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
- I'll lace your coat for ye. --L'Estrange. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To add something to (a food or beverage) so as to impart flavor, pungency, or some special quality; as, to lace a punch with alcohol; to lace the Kool-Aid with LSD. [Old Slang] [1913 Webster +PJC]
- 5. To twine or draw as a lace; to interlace; to intertwine. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- The Gond . . . picked up a trail of the Karela, the vine that bears the bitter wild gourd, and laced it to and fro across the temple door. --Kipling. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Definition of 'Lace'
From: GCIDE
- Lace \Lace\, v. i. To be fastened with a lace, or laces; as, these boots lace. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'lace'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adulterate,
- arabesque,
- assail,
- assault,
- attack,
- band,
- bandage,
- basketry,
- basketwork,
- bastardize,
- baste,
- bastinado,
- beat,
- belabor,
- belt,
- bend,
- berate,
- bind,
- bind up,
- birch,
- brace,
- braid,
- Brussels point,
- buffet,
- bundle,
- cancellation,
- cane,
- castigate,
- chain,
- cinch,
- cloth,
- club,
- contaminate,
- cord,
- corrupt,
- cowhide,
- cross-hatching,
- crossing-out,
- cudgel,
- cut,
- debase,
- denaturalize,
- denature,
- dilute,
- do up,
- doctor,
- doctor up,
- drapery,
- drub,
- enlace,
- entwine,
- etoffe,
- fabric,
- fall on,
- fall upon,
- felt,
- filet lace,
- filigree,
- fillet,
- flagellate,
- flail,
- flog,
- fortify,
- fret,
- fretwork,
- fustigate,
- gird,
- girdle,
- girt,
- girth,
- give a whipping,
- give the stick,
- goods,
- grate,
- grating,
- grid,
- gridiron,
- grille,
- grillwork,
- hachure,
- hatching,
- horsewhip,
- interknit,
- interlace,
- interlacement,
- intertexture,
- intertie,
- intertissue,
- intertwine,
- intertwinement,
- intertwist,
- interweave,
- intort,
- knit,
- knout,
- lacery,
- lacework,
- lacing,
- lash,
- lattice,
- latticework,
- lay into,
- lay on,
- leash,
- light into,
- loom,
- loop,
- mat,
- material,
- mesh,
- meshes,
- meshwork,
- napery,
- needlepoint,
- net,
- netting,
- network,
- noose,
- openwork,
- pistol-whip,
- plait,
- pleach,
- plexure,
- plexus,
- point,
- pollute,
- pommel,
- pounce on,
- pounce upon,
- pummel,
- raddle,
- rag,
- rawhide,
- reticle,
- reticulation,
- reticule,
- reticulum,
- revile,
- riddle,
- Roman lace,
- rope,
- scold,
- scourge,
- screen,
- screening,
- set upon,
- Shetland lace,
- shoelace,
- shoestring,
- sieve,
- silk,
- smite,
- spank,
- spike,
- splice,
- strap,
- strengthen,
- string,
- stripe,
- stuff,
- swaddle,
- swathe,
- swinge,
- switch,
- tamper with,
- tatting,
- textile,
- textile fabric,
- texture,
- thong,
- thrash,
- thread,
- thump,
- tie,
- tie up,
- tissu,
- tissue,
- tracery,
- trellis,
- trelliswork,
- trounce,
- truncheon,
- truss,
- twill,
- twine,
- twist,
- upbraid,
- Venetian point,
- wallop,
- water,
- water down,
- wattle,
- weave,
- weaving,
- web,
- webbing,
- webwork,
- weft,
- whale,
- whip,
- whop,
- wicker,
- wickerwork,
- wire,
- woof,
- wool,
- wrap,
- wrap up,
- wreathe
Words containing 'Lace'
- Laced,
- Lacing,
- lace into,
- lace up,
- Alencon lace,
- Belt lacing,
- Bobbin lace,
- Bone lace,
- Brussels lace,
- Duchesse lace,
- Gold lace,
- Hair lace,
- Honiton lace,
- Lace leather,
- Lace lizard,
- Lace paper,
- Lace piece,
- Lace pillow,
- Laced mutton,
- Laced stocking,
- Lady's laces,
- Lisle lace,
- Macrame lace,
- Pillow lace,
- Point lace,
- Pot lace,
- Sea laces,
- Seam lace,
- Silver lace,
- Thread lace,
- Torchon lace,
- Valenciennes lace,
- Warp lace,
- Yak lace,
- Ypres lace,
- blond lace,
- lace bug,
- lace fern,
- lace making,
- seaming lace,
- shoe lace,
- Lace-bark,
- Lace-winged,
- Strait-laced,
- queen anne's lace,
- silver lace vine,
- silver-lace,
- straight-laced,
- tight-laced,
- lace-flower vine,
- lace-winged fly