lace·work
(lās′wûrk′)n.
See lace.
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lacework
(ˈleɪsˌwɜːk)n
(Crafts) work made from lace
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lace
(leɪs)n., v. laced, lac•ing. n.
1. a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
2. a cord or string for holding or drawing together, as when passed through holes in opposite edges.
3. ornamental cord or braid.
v.t. 4. to fasten, draw together, or compress by or as if by means of a lace.
5. to pass (a cord, leather strip, etc.), as through holes.
6. to interlace; intertwine.
7. to adorn or trim with lace.
8. to add a small amount of alcoholic liquor or other substance to: coffee laced with brandy.
9. to beat; thrash.
10. to compress the waist of (a person) by drawing tight the laces of a corset, or the like.
11. to mark or streak, as with color.
v.i. 12. to be fastened with a lace.
13. to attack physically or verbally (usu. fol. by into).
[1175–1225; Middle English las < Old French laz, las « Latin laqueus noose]
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| Noun | 1. |  lacework - work consisting of (or resembling) lace fabricpiece of work, work - a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing; "it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works"; "the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work"; "he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey"; "the work of an active imagination"; "erosion is the work of wind or water over time" |
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