lace
noun
[ leɪs ]
• a fine open fabric of cotton or silk, made by looping, twisting, or knitting thread in patterns and used especially for trimming garments.
• "a dress trimmed in white lace"
Similar:
openwork,
lacework,
tatting,
netting,
net,
tulle,
meshwork,
mesh,
webbing,
Chantilly lace,
Brussels lace,
fishnet,
filigree,
passementerie,
bobbinet,
needlepoint (lace),
point lace,
filet,
bobbin lace,
pillow lace,
duchesse lace,
Honiton lace,
Nottingham lace,
Shetland lace,
guipure,
rosaline,
• a cord or leather strip passed through eyelets or hooks on opposite sides of a shoe or garment and then pulled tight and fastened.
• "brown shoes with laces"
Similar:
shoelace,
bootlace,
shoestring,
lacing,
string,
cord,
thong,
twine,
tie,
latchet,
lace
verb
• fasten or tighten (a shoe or garment) by tying the laces.
• "he put the shoes on and laced them up"
• entwine (things, especially fingers) together.
• "she laced her fingers together"
Similar:
entwine,
intertwine,
twine,
entangle,
interweave,
interlink,
link,
criss-cross,
braid,
plait,
• add an ingredient, especially alcohol, to (a drink or dish) to enhance its flavour or strength.
• "he gave us coffee laced with brandy"
Similar:
flavour,
mix (in),
blend,
fortify,
strengthen,
stiffen,
season,
spice (up),
imbue,
infuse,
enrich,
enliven,
liven up,
doctor,
adulterate,
contaminate,
drug,
spike,
boost,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French laz, las (noun), lacier (verb), based on Latin laqueus ‘noose’ (also an early sense in English). Compare with lasso.
