Definition of lacing Lacing

lacβ€’ing

We found 15 definitions of lacing from 7 different sources.

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What does lacing mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: lacings

lacing - a small amount of liquor added to a food or beverage
  booze, hard drink, hard liquor, john barleycorn, spirits, strong drink, liquor the liquid in which vegetables or meat have be cooked
lacing - the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
  beating, thrashing, licking, drubbing, trouncing, whacking
  corporal punishment the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime
  flogging, flagellation, lashing, tanning, whipping beating as a source of erotic or religious stimulation
lacing - a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)
  lace
  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
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • lacing (Noun)
    That with which something is laced.
  • lacing (Noun)
    The tied laces that form a netlike pattern.
  • lacing (Verb)
    Present participle of lace.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary πŸ“˜

  • lacing (p. pr. & vb. n.)
    of Lace
  • lacing (n.)
    The act of securing, fastening, or tightening, with a lace or laces.
  • lacing (n.)
    A lace; specifically (Mach.), a thong of thin leather for uniting the ends of belts.
  • lacing (n.)
    A rope or line passing through eyelet holes in the edge of a sail or an awning to attach it to a yard, gaff, etc.
  • lacing (n.)
    A system of bracing bars, not crossing each other in the middle, connecting the channel bars of a compound strut.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary πŸ“•

  • lacing
    lāsβ€²ing, n. a fastening with a lace or cord through eyelet-holes: a cord used in fastening: in bookbinding, the cords by which the boards of a book are fastened to the back: in shipbuilding, the knee of the head, or lace-piece, a piece of compass or knee timber secured to the back of the figure-head: in mining, lagging, or cross-pieces of timber or iron placed to prevent ore from falling into a passage

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book β›΅

  • lacing
    Rope or cord used to lace a sail to a gaff, or a bonnet to a sail. Also, one of the principal pieces that compose the knee of the head, running up as high as the top of the hair-bracket. Also, a piece of compass or knee timber, fayed to the back of the figure-head and the knee of the head, and bolted to each.

Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue πŸ‘…

  • lacing
    Beating. I'll lace your jacket handsomely.

Part of speech

πŸ”€
  • lacing, verb, gerund of lace (infinitive).
  • lacing, noun, singular of lacings.

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