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lace
[ leys ]
noun
- a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- a cord or string for holding or drawing together, as when passed through holes in opposite edges.
- ornamental cord or braid, especially of gold or silver, used to decorate uniforms, hats, etc.
- a small amount of alcoholic liquor or other substance added to food or drink.
verb (used with object)
- to fasten, draw together, or compress by or as if by means of a lace.
- to pass (a cord, leather strip, etc.), as through holes.
- to interlace or intertwine.
- to adorn or trim with lace.
- to add a small amount of alcoholic liquor or other substance to (food or drink):
He took his coffee laced with brandy.
- to lash, beat, or thrash.
- to compress the waist of (a person) by drawing tight the laces of a corset, or the like.
- to mark or streak, as with color.
verb (used without object)
- to be fastened with a lace:
These shoes lace up the side.
- to attack physically or verbally (often followed by into ):
The teacher laced into his students.
lace
/ ɪ /
noun
- a delicate decorative fabric made from cotton, silk, etc, woven in an open web of different symmetrical patterns and figures
- a cord or string drawn through holes or eyelets or around hooks to fasten a shoe or garment
- ornamental braid often used on military uniforms, etc
- a dash of spirits added to a beverage
verb
- to fasten (shoes, etc) with a lace
- tr to draw (a cord or thread) through holes, eyes, etc, as when tying shoes
- tr to compress the waist of (someone), as with a corset
- tr to add a small amount of alcohol or drugs to (food or drink)
- tr; usually passiveand foll bywith to streak or mark with lines or colours
the sky was laced with red
- tr to intertwine; interlace
- informal.tr to give a sound beating to
Derived Forms
- ˈ, noun
- ˈˌ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- l adjective
- İ noun
- · verb relaced relacing
- ɱ- adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of lace1
Word History and Origins
Origin of lace1
Example Sentences
They had been murdered by 35-year-old Luke D'Wit, a family friend who had laced their medication with the opioid painkiller fentanyl after using fake identities to manipulate them.
“Consider the patterns of the Trump regime as they lace society with fear, fuel the fear with false information,” and threaten to expand the kingdom by conquering Canada and Greenland.
Skaters are lacing up their customized Stacy Adams boots, which are fully equipped with fiberglass wheels.
I swapped the jarred sauce for a quick stovetop version laced with fennel seed and torn basil.
“Depending on the sensitivity and openness of the viewer, it can sometimes be grotesque, or it can be funny,” he adds about a disturbing dinner scene laced with comic relief.
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