Definition of laces in English

Wiktionary

laces (Noun)
Plural of lace.

WordNet

Noun Plural: laces
lace - a delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns
		cloth, textile, fabric, material artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
		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
lace - a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)
		lacing
		cord a line made of twisted fibers or threads; "the bundle was tied with a cord"
		shoe footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material
		bootlace a long lace for fastening boots
Verb laces, lacing, laced
lace - draw through eyes or holes; "lace the shoelaces"
		lace up
		fasten, secure, fix attach to; "They fastened various nicknames to each other"
		tie, bind form a knot or bow in; "tie a necktie"
		relace lace again; "She relaced her boots"
lace - do lacework; "The Flemish women were lacing in front of the cathedral"
		tissue, weave interlace by or as if by weaving
		handicraft a craft that requires skillful hands
lace - spin,wind, or twist together; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"; "intertwined hearts"
		intertwine, twine, entwine, enlace, interlace
		untwine undo what has been twined together; "untwine the strings"
		twine, distort, twist make by twisting together or intertwining; "twine a rope"
		wreathe, wind form into a wreath
		twine make by twisting together or intertwining; "twine a rope"
		wattle interlace to form wattle
		plash, pleach interlace the shoots of; "pleach a hedge"
		ravel, knot, tangle tangle or complicate; "a ravelled story"
		splice join by interweaving strands; "Splice the wires"
lace - make by braiding or interlacing; "lace a tablecloth"
		braid, plait
		tissue, weave interlace by or as if by weaving
		handicraft a craft that requires skillful hands
lace - add alcohol to (beverages); "the punch is spiked!"
		spike, fortify
		modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
		cookery, cooking, preparation the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"

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Wiktionary

lace (Noun)
A light fabric containing patterns of holes, usually built up from a single thread.
lace (Noun)
A cord or ribbon passed through eyelets in a shoe or garment, pulled tight and tied to fasten the shoe or garment firmly.
lace (Verb)
To fasten something with laces.
lace (Verb)
To add alcohol, poison, a drug or anything else potentially harmful to food or drink.
lace (Verb)
To interweave items.
lace (Verb)
To interweave the spokes of a bicycle wheel.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

lace (n.)
That which binds or holds, especially by being interwoven; a string, cord, or band, usually one passing through eyelet or other holes, and used in drawing and holding together parts of a garment, of a shoe, of a machine belt, etc.
lace (n.)
A snare or gin, especially one made of interwoven cords; a net.
lace (n.)
A fabric of fine threads of linen, silk, cotton, etc., often ornamented with figures; a delicate tissue of thread, much worn as an ornament of dress.
lace (n.)
Spirits added to coffee or some other beverage.
lace (v. t.)
To fasten with a lace; to draw together with a lace passed through eyelet holes; to unite with a lace or laces, or, figuratively. with anything resembling laces.
lace (v. t.)
To adorn with narrow strips or braids of some decorative material; as, cloth laced with silver.
lace (v. t.)
To beat; to lash; to make stripes on.
lace (v. t.)
To add spirits to (a beverage).
lace (v. i.)
To be fastened with a lace, or laces; as, these boots lace.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

lace
A openwork, patterned thin fabric, made through sewing or the use of bobbins.
lace
A cord or ribbon passed through eyelets in a shoe or garment, pulled tight and tied to fasten the shoe or garment firmly.
lace
Add alcohol to (beverages)

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

lace
lās, n. a plaited string for fastening: an ornamental fabric of linen, cotton, silk, or gold and silver threads, made by looping, knotting, plaiting, or twisting the thread into definite patterns, of contrasted open and close structure; three distinct varieties are made, two by handiwork, known respectively as Needle or Point lace and Pillow or Bobbin Lace, and one by machinery.—v.t. to fasten with a lace: to adorn with lace: to streak: to mark with the lash: to intermix, as coffee with brandy, &c.: to intertwine.—v.i. to be fastened with a lace.—ns. Lace′-bark tree, a lofty West Indies tree, the inner bark like coarse lace; Lace′-boot, a boot fastened by a lace.—p.adj. Laced, fastened or adorned with lace.—ns. Lace′-frame, a machine used in lace-making; Lace′-leaf (see Lattice-leaf); Lace′-man, one who deals in lace; Lace′-mend′er, one who repairs lace; Lace′-pā′per, paper stamped or cut by hand with an open-work pattern like lace; Lace′-pill′ow, a cushion on which many various kinds of lace are made, held on the knees.—adj. Lā′cy, like lace.—Alençon lace, a very fine point-lace, the most important made in France; Appliqué lace, lace having sprigs or flowers sewed on net; Balloon-net lace, a form of woven lace in which the freeing threads are peculiarly twisted about the warps; Brussels lace, an extremely fine lace with sprigs applied on a net ground; Duchesse lace, a Belgian pillow-lace having beautiful designs with cord outlines, often in relief; Guipure lace, any lace without a net ground, the pattern being held together by bars or brides; Honiton lace, a lace made at Honiton in Devonshire, remarkable for the beauty of its figures and sprigs; Imitation lace, any lace made by machinery; Mechlin lace, a lace with bobbin ground and designs outlined by thread or flat cord; Spanish lace, needle-point lace brought from Spanish convents since their dissolution—but probably of Flemish origin: cut and drawn work made in convents in Spain, of patterns usually confined to simple sprigs and flowers: a modern black-silk lace with large flower-patterns, mostly of Flemish make: a modern needle-point lace with large square designs; Tambour lace, a modern kind of lace made with needle-embroidery on machine-made net; Torchon lace, peasants' bobbin laces of loose texture and geometrical designs, much imitated by machinery; Valenciennes lace, a fine bobbin lace having the design made with the ground and of the same thread. [O. Fr. las, a noose—L. laqueus, a noose.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

lace
To apply a bonnet by lacing it to a sail. Also, to beat or punish with a rattan or rope's-end. Also, the trimmings of uniforms.

Foolish DictionaryThe Foolish Dictionary 🤡

lace
Among women, lace means lesson; wherefore they combine art and thrift by lessening the waist.

Wikipedia

Lace is a fabric, patterned with open holes in the work, made by machine or by hand. Lace is very lightweight and open, and the patterns usually have many holes and frills.

Lace is made by knitting, crocheting and weaving.