lace

lace¹ [leıs] n

[Date: 1100-1200; : Old French; Origin: laz 'net, string', from Latin laqueus 'trap']

1.) [U]

a fine cloth made with patterns of many very small holes

▪ a handkerchief trimmed with lace

▪ lace curtains

↑heel, ↑upper, ↑toe, ↑lace, ↑lining, ↑sole

2.) [C usually plural]

a string that is pulled through special holes in shoes or clothing to pull the edges together and fasten them

lace ²

lace² v [T]

1.) also lace up

to fasten something by tying a lace

= ↑tie

▪ Lace up your shoes or you'll trip over.

lace sth to sth

▪ The canvas was laced to a steel frame.

2.) to add a small amount of alcohol or a drug to a drink

lace sth with sth

▪ coffee laced with Irish whiskey

3.) written to weave or twist several things together

lace sth together

▪ Hannah laced her fingers together.

lace with [lace sth with sth] phr v

1.) to include something all through something you write or say

▪ He laces his narrative with a great deal of irrelevant information.

2.) be laced with sth

written to have some of a quality

▪ Iris's voice was heavily laced with irony.