lace

lace  (ls) n. 1. A cord or ribbon used to draw and tie together two opposite edges, as of a shoe. 2. A delicate fabric made of yarn or thread in an open weblike pattern. Also called lacework. 3. Gold or silver braid ornamenting an officer's uniform. v. laced, lac·ing, lac·es v.tr. 1. To thread a cord through the eyelets or around the hooks of. 2. a. To draw together and tie the laces of. b. To restrain or constrict by tightening laces, especially of a corset. 3. To pull or pass through; intertwine: lace garlands through a trellis. 4. To trim or decorate with or as if with lace. 5. a. To add a touch of flavor to: "today's chefs love to lace their goods with lively, pronounced flavors" (David Rosengarten). b. To add a substance, especially an intoxicant or narcotic, to: laced the eggnog with rum and brandy. c. To add or intersperse with something in order to produce a certain effect: "Quacks now lace their pitch with scientific terms that may sound authentic to the uninformed" (Jane E. Brody). 6. To streak with color. 7. To give a beating to; thrash: laced his opponent in the second round. v.intr. To be fastened or tied with laces or a lace. Phrasal Verb: lace into Informal To attack; assail: laced into me for arriving so late. [Middle English, from Old French las, noose, string, from Vulgar Latin *laceum, from Latin laqueus, noose; probably akin to lacere, to entice, ensnare.] laceless adj. lacer n.

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lace [leɪs]

n

1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a delicate decorative fabric made from cotton, silk, etc., woven in an open web of different symmetrical patterns and figures

2. (Clothing & Fashion) a cord or string drawn through holes or eyelets or around hooks to fasten a shoe or garment

3. (Clothing & Fashion) ornamental braid often used on military uniforms, etc.

4. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) a dash of spirits added to a beverage

vb

1. to fasten (shoes, etc.) with a lace

2. (tr) to draw (a cord or thread) through holes, eyes, etc., as when tying shoes

3. (tr) to compress the waist of (someone), as with a corset

4. (tr) to add a small amount of alcohol or drugs to (food or drink)

5. (tr; usually passive and foll by with) to streak or mark with lines or colours the sky was laced with red

6. (tr) to intertwine; interlace

7. (tr) Informal to give a sound beating to See also lace into, lace up

[C13 las, from Old French laz, from Latin laqueus noose]

lacelike  adj

lacer  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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 bootlace - a long lace for fastening boots 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 shoe lace, shoelace, shoestring, shoe string - a lace used for fastening shoes
	2.	lace - a delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns Brussels lace - fine lace with a raised or applique design cloth, fabric, textile, 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" 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
Verb	1.	lace - spin,wind, or twist together; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"; "intertwined hearts" enlace, interlace, intertwine, twine, entwine distort, twine, twist - form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted" 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, tangle, knot - tangle or complicate; "a ravelled story" splice - join by interweaving strands; "Splice the wires"
	2.	lace - make by braiding or interlacing; "lace a tablecloth" braid, plait handicraft - a craft that requires skillful hands tissue, weave - create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton; "tissue textiles"
	3.	lace - do lacework; "The Flemish women were lacing in front of the cathedral" handicraft - a craft that requires skillful hands tissue, weave - create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton; "tissue textiles"
	4.	lace - draw through eyes or holes; "lace the shoelaces" lace up tie, bind - fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair" relace - lace again; "She relaced her boots"
	5.	lace - add alcohol to (beverages); "the punch is spiked!" fortify, spike 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" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

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lace

noun

1. netting, net, filigree, tatting, meshwork, openwork a plain white lace bedspread

2. cord, tie, string, lacing, thong, shoelace, bootlace He was sitting on the bed, tying the laces of an old pair of running shoes.

verb

1. fasten, tie, tie up, do up, secure, bind, close, attach, thread No matter how tightly I lace these shoes, my ankles wobble.

2. mix, drug, doctor, add to, spike, contaminate, fortify, adulterate She laced his food with sleeping pills.

3. enrich, pepper, spice, sprinkle, enliven, liven up a speech laced with wry humour

4. intertwine, interweave, entwine, twine, interlink He took to lacing his fingers together in an attempt to keep his hands still.

Translations

lace [leɪs]

A. N

1. (= open fabric) → encaje m; (as trimming) → puntilla f; [of gold, silver] → galón m

2. [of shoe, corset] → cordón m, agujeta f (Mex)

B. CPD → de encaje

C. VT

1. (also lace up) [+ shoes] → atar(los cordones de)

2. (= fortify with spirits) [+ drink] → echar licor a
a drink laced with brandy → una bebida con un chorrito de coñac
a drink laced with cyanide → una bebida envenenada con or con dosis de cianuro

3. (fig) the story is laced with irony → la historia tiene una vena irónica, la historia está teñida de ironía

lace into VI + PREP to lace into sb → dar una paliza a algn

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lace [ˈleɪs]

n

(decorative) → dentelle f

[shoe] → lacet m
to tie one's laces → faire ses lacets
He spent ten minutes tying the laces of his shoes → Il a passé dix minutes à faire ses lacets.

modif [collar, blouse] → en dentelle
a black lace blouse → un chemisier en dentelle noire
a white lace handkerchief → un mouchoir en dentelle blanche

vt

[+ shoe] → lacer
Her fingers were too cold to lace the tent flap
BUT Elle avait trop froid aux doigts pour nouer le rabat de la tente.

[+ drink] → arroser
to lace sth with sth [+ alcohol] → arroser qch de qch; [+ drugs] → mélanger qch à qch
She laced his food with sleeping pills → Elle mélangea des somnifères à sa nourriture.

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lace

n

(= fabric) → Spitze f; (as trimming) → Spitzenborte f → or -besatz m; (of gold, silver) → Tresse f, → Litze f

(of shoe) → (Schuh)band nt, → Schnürsenkel m

vt

corset → schnüren; (also lace up) shoe → zubinden; (fig: also lace together) fingers → ineinander verschlingen

to lace a drink → einen Schuss Alkohol in ein Getränk geben; to lace a drink with drugs/poison → Drogen/Gift in ein Getränk mischen; laced with brandy → mit einem Schuss Weinbrand; a laced drink → ein Getränk mit Schuss; coffee laced with cyanide → Kaffee, dem Zyanid beigemischt wurde

(fig) speech, conversation → würzen; her comments were laced with sarcasm/humour (Brit) or humor (US) → ihre Bemerkungen waren mit Sarkasmus/Humor gewürzt

vi (shoes etc) → (zu)geschnürt werden

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lace:

lace-curtain

adj → der Mittelklasse or Mittelschicht

lace paper

n → Papierspitzen pl, → Spitzenpapier nt

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lace [leɪs]

1. n

a. (fabric) → pizzo, merletto

b. (of shoe) → laccio, stringa; (of corset) → laccio

2. adj → di pizzo

3. vt

a. (also lace up) (shoes) → allacciare

b. (drink, with spirits) → correggere; (with poison) → avvelenare

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lace [leɪs]

1. n

a. (fabric) → pizzo, merletto

b. (of shoe) → laccio, stringa; (of corset) → laccio

2. adj → di pizzo

3. vt

a. (also lace up) (shoes) → allacciare

b. (drink, with spirits) → correggere; (with poison) → avvelenare

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lace

n lace [leis]

1 a string or cord for fastening shoes etc I need a new pair of laces for my tennis shoes. veter رِباط връзка tkanice snørebånd der Schnürsenkel κορδόνι cordón pael بند nauha lacet שְׂרוֹך फीता vezica za cipele (cipő)fűző tali sepatu skóreim laccio, stringa ひも (구두 등의) (매는) 끈 varstis, (bat)raištis (kurpju) saite; aukla tali veter (sko)lisse, snor, reim sznurowadło atacador şiret шнурок šnúrka vezalka pertla snöre เชือกรองเท้า bağ, kordon 鞋帶 шнурок, тасьма جوتے کے فیتے dây buộc giày 鞋带

2 delicate net-like decorative fabric made with fine thread Her dress was trimmed with lace; (also adjective ) a lace shawl. kant تخْريم بالأبْرَه дантела krajka; krajkový knipling; kniplings-; blonde; blonde- die Spitze, Spitzen... δαντέλα encaje pits توری pitsi (de) dentelle תַחֲרָה सूत्र, डोरी, फीता, किनारी, सूत्रजाल, जाली, झालर, लेस का कपड़ा (सादा या सोने आदि के तारों वाला) čipka csipke renda blúnda merletto, pizzo レース 레이스 nėriniai, apvadas mežģīnes; mežģīņu- renda kant blonde, knipling(er) koronka renda (de) dantelă кружево čipka; čipkový čipka; čipkast čipka spets ดิ้นทอง dantel 花邊 мереживо مہین دھاگوں سے بنا جالی نما کپڑا đăng ten 花边

v

to fasten or be fastened with a lace which is threaded through holes Lace (up) your boots firmly. vasryg, toeryg يرْبُط، يَشُد завързвам zašňerovat snøre zuschnüren δένω με κορδόνια atar, amarrar kinni nöörima بند کردن solmia lacer לִקשוֹר בִּשרוֹך फीता बांधना, पुट देना zauzlati befűz mengikat reima allacciare ひもで締める 끈으로 졸라매다 už(si)rišti, suvarstyti savilkt; sasiet mengikat rijgen, geregen worden snøre sznurować apertar a lega (cu şireturi) шнуровать zašnurovať zavezati (z vezalko) vezati knyta, snöra ผูกเชือก bağlamak 用帶子束緊 шнурувати فیتے باندھنا buộc chặt bằng dây 用带子束紧

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lace → شريط الحذاء krajka knipling Spitze δαντέλα encaje pitsi dentelle čipka merletto レース 레이스 veter knipling koronka laço, renda шнурок spets ลูกไม้ dantel dây buộc 花边