laces
Meaning of laces
plural noun
- 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
a lace collar
fine needlepoint laces
- 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
- 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
- add an ingredient, especially alcohol, to (a drink or dish) to enhance its flavour or strength.
he gave us coffee laced with brandy
he was left seriously ill after eating a meal allegedly laced with poison
Middle English: from Old French laz, las (noun), lacier (verb), based on Latin laqueus ‘noose’ (also an early sense in English). Compare with lasso.
Information about laces
- The singular form of laces is: lace.
- Languages in which laces is used:
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Hyphenation of laces
laces
- It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
- laces is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
laces synonyms
Meaning ornamental work in cloth, metal, leather, or other material with regular patterns of openings and holes:
Meaning fabric or decorative items made of lace:
Meaning a kind of knotted lace made by hand with a small shuttle, used chiefly for trimming:
Meaning open-meshed material made by knotting together twine, wire, rope, or thread:
Meaning a soft, fine silk, cotton, or nylon material like net, used for making veils and dresses:
Meaning an interlaced structure; a network:
Meaning material made of a network of wire or thread:
Meaning strong, closely woven fabric used for making items such as straps and belts, and for supporting the seats of upholstered chairs:
Meaning a fabric with an open mesh resembling a fishing net:
Meaning ornamental work of fine (typically gold or silver) wire formed into delicate tracery:
Meaning decorative trimming such as tassels, braid, and fringing, used on furniture and clothing (e.g. military uniforms):
Meaning machine-made cotton net (imitating bobbin lace):
Meaning French spelling of fillet, used especially in the names of French or French-sounding dishes:
Meaning a heavy lace consisting of embroidered motifs held together by large connecting stitches:
Meaning a cord or leather strip passed through eyelets or hooks on opposite sides of a shoe and pulled tight and fastened:
Meaning a cord or leather strip for lacing boots:
Meaning a small or inadequate budget:
Meaning the laced fastening of a shoe or garment:
Meaning material consisting of threads of cotton, hemp, or other material twisted together to form a thin length:
Meaning thin, flexible string or rope made from several twisted strands:
Meaning a narrow strip of leather or other material, used especially as a fastening or as the lash of a whip:
Meaning strong thread or string consisting of two or more strands of hemp or cotton twisted together:
Meaning a piece of string, cord, or similar used for fastening or tying something:
Meaning a narrow thong or lace for fastening a shoe or sandal:
Meaning close or do up securely:
Meaning fix or attach (something) firmly so that it cannot be moved or lost:
Meaning tie or fasten (something) tightly together:
Meaning fasten with a knot:
Meaning tie up the wings and legs of (a chicken or other bird) before cooking:
Meaning wind or twist together; interweave:
Meaning twist or twine together:
Meaning cause to become twisted together with or caught in:
Meaning weave or become woven together:
Meaning join or connect (two or more things) together:
Meaning make, form, or suggest a connection with or between:
Meaning form (hair) into a braid or braids:
Meaning form (hair, straw, rope, or other material) into a plait or plaits:
Meaning alter or enhance the taste of (food or drink) by adding a particular ingredient:
Meaning mix (a substance) with another substance so that they combine together:
Meaning provide (a place) with defensive works as protection against attack:
Meaning make or become stronger:
Meaning make or become stiff or rigid:
Meaning add salt, herbs, pepper, or other spices to (food):
Meaning inspire or permeate with (a feeling or quality):
Meaning fill; pervade:
Meaning improve or enhance the quality or value of:
Meaning make (something) more entertaining, interesting, or appealing:
Meaning alter the content of (food or drink) by adding strong or harmful ingredients:
Meaning render (something) poorer in quality by adding another substance:
Meaning make (something) impure by exposure to or addition of a poisonous or polluting substance:
Meaning administer a drug to (someone) in order to induce stupor or insensibility:
Meaning add alcohol or a drug to contaminate (drink or food) surreptitiously:
Meaning help or encourage (something) to increase or improve:
laces antonyms
Meaning unfasten, untie, or loosen (something):
Anagrams of laces
Alces, alces, alecs, Casel, claes, scale
Words that rhyme with laces
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