'Lace lizard' definitions:
Definition of 'Lace lizard'
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- 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]