lace

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: lace

1	n v	a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment) draw through eyes or holes
2	n v	a delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns do lacework
3	v	add alcohol to (beverages)

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: lace

Types:: bootlace
a long lace for fastening boots; shoe lace, shoe string, shoelace, shoestring
a lace used for fastening shoes

“lace the shoelaces”

Types:: show 6 types...; hide 6 types...; wind, wreathe
form into a wreath; wattle
interlace to form wattle; plash, pleach
interlace the shoots of; knot, ravel, tangle
tangle or complicate; splice
join by interweaving strands; piece
join during spinning

“lace a tablecloth”

Type of:: tissue, weave
create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton

Types:: show 6 types...; hide 6 types...; Brussels lace
fine lace with a raised or applique design; filet
lace having a square mesh; macrame
a relatively coarse lace; made by weaving and knotting cords; bobbin lace, pillow lace
a handmade lace worked on a pillow with threads wound on bobbins; the pattern is marked out on the pillow by pins; needlepoint, point lace
lace worked with a needle in a buttonhole stitch on a paper pattern; Valenciennes, Valenciennes lace
a type of bobbin lace with floral patterns

Type of:: cloth, fabric, material, textile
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

“The Flemish women were lacing in front of the cathedral”

Type of:: tissue, weave
create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton

Type of:: alter, change, modify
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

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