Lace
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lace — lace … Dictionnaire des rimes
lacé — lacé … Dictionnaire des rimes
Lace — • The two earliest known specimens of lace worked linen albs are that of St. Francis, preserved at St. Clare s convent, Assisi, and the alb of Pope Boniface VIII, now in the treasury of the Sistine Chapel Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 … Catholic encyclopedia
Lace — is an openwork fabric, patterned with open holes in the work, made by machine or by hand. The holes can be formed via removal of threads or cloth from a previously woven fabric, but more often open spaces are created as part of the lace fabric.… … Wikipedia
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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lace — [lās] n. [ME las < OFr las, laz < L laqueus, a noose, snare, trap < IE base * lēk > OE læla, a whip] 1. a string, ribbon, etc. used to draw together and fasten the parts of a shoe, corset, etc. by being drawn through eyelets or over… … English World dictionary
Lace — Lace, v. i. To be fastened with a lace, or laces; as, these boots lace. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lace-up — n [C usually plural] especially BrE a shoe that is fastened with a lace >lace up adj ▪ shiny black lace up shoes … Dictionary of contemporary English
lacé — lacé, ée (la sé, sée) part. passé de lacer. 1° Serré avec un lacet. Corset bien lacé. Une femme lacée. 2° S. m. Lacé, entrelacement de petits grains de verre, dont on orne les lustres … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
lace-up — (adj.) 1831, originally of boots, from LACE (Cf. lace) (v.) + UP (Cf. up) … Etymology dictionary
