lace
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- noun
- /leɪs/
:
cordón
- I looked down at my shoes, and one of my laces was untied, so I tied it.
- shoe laces
So let's start by looking at these laces up close.
- So let's start by looking at these laces up close.
- But they do come with black laces in the box.
- The next thing to do is to take out all the laces, all of them, put your foot in, and then redo them up.
Examples
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The lace of her shoe broke, so she quickly tied it with a knot.
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" Well, then, come here and I'll help you with the laces and such.
Fiction book (1991) -
But they do come with black laces in the box.
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So let's start by looking at these laces up close.
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But why did he tie his laces so badly in the first place?
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It's all full of holes and the laces are torn.
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Vince tied the laces of his high tops together and slung them over his shoulder.
Fiction book (1994) -
Your laces are undone.
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Make sure to thread the lace through the eyelets for a secure fit.
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He needed to replace the lace on his favorite sneakers because it was frayed.
Synonyms
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A thin cord used to tie or fasten things
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A piece of string or ribbon used to fasten things together
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A thin string used to tie a shoe
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A thin cord that you tie to keep a shoe on
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A cord threaded through holes to tighten a shoe or corset
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A long lace used to tie boots through their eyelets
Antonyms
Compounds
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A wild plant with many thin leaves and groups of small white flowers like a carrot that grows in fields
- Specialized
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A handmade decorative cloth made by twisting thread wound on small wooden spools around pins on a pillow
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A fine handmade cloth from Brussels with small open patterns and a raised design
A small insect with a thin net pattern on its wings and body that feeds on plant leaves
A low plant from Central America that grows along the ground and has frilly white flowers
- Specialized
Decorative cloth made by twisting and braiding thread on a cushion marked with pins
A small bush from the Canary Islands with white flowers and silvery leaves and hairy stems
- Specialized
A fine handmade lace with small flower patterns from Valenciennes in France
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Lace meaning a string for shoes comes from the same old root laqueus meaning 'string' or 'noose', so it was simply the cord used to tie things. That's why a shoelace is the string you pull to fasten a shoe.