Definitions for lace
leɪslace

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lace, lacingnoun

   a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)

2. laceverb

   a delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns

3. intertwine, twine, entwine, enlace, interlace, laceverb

   spin,wind, or twist together

   "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"; "intertwined hearts"

4. braid, lace, plaitverb

   make by braiding or interlacing

   "lace a tablecloth"

5. laceverb

   do lacework

   "The Flemish women were lacing in front of the cathedral"

6. lace, lace upverb

   draw through eyes or holes

   "lace the shoelaces"

7. spike, lace, fortifyverb

   add alcohol to (beverages)

   "the punch is spiked!"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. lacenoun

   A light fabric containing patterns of holes, usually built up from a single thread.

2. lacenoun

   A cord or ribbon passed through eyelets in a shoe or garment, pulled tight and tied to fasten the shoe or garment firmly.

3. laceverb

   To fasten (something) with laces.

4. laceverb

   To add alcohol, poison, a drug or anything else potentially harmful to (food or drink).

5. laceverb

   To interweave items. (lacing one's fingers together)

6. laceverb

   To interweave the spokes of a bicycle wheel

7. Etymology: From las, from *, based on laqueus

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. LACEnoun

   Etymology: lacet, French; laqueus, Latin.

   1. A string; a cord.

   There the fond fly entangled, struggled long,
   Himself to free thereout; but all in vain:
   For striving more, the more in laces strong
   Himself he tied, and wrapt his winges twain
   In limy snares, the subtil loops among. Edmund Spenser.

   2. A snare; a gin.

   The king had snared been in love’s strong lace. Edward Fairfax.

   3. A platted string, with which women fasten their clothes.

   O! cut my lace, lest my heart cracking, it
   Break too. William Shakespeare, Winter’s Tale.

   Doll ne’er was call’d to cut her lace,
   Or throw cold water in her face. Jonathan Swift.

   4. Ornaments of fine thread curiously woven.

   Our English dames are much given to the wearing of costly laces; and, if they be brought from Italy, they are in great esteem. Francis Bacon, Advice to Villiers.

   5. Textures of thread, with gold or silver.

   He wears a stuff, whose thread is coarse and round,
   But trimm’d with curious lace. George Herbert.

   6. Sugar. A cant word.

   If haply he the sect pursues,
   That read and comment upon news;
   He takes up their mysterious face,
   He drinks his coffee without lace. Matthew Prior.

2. To Laceverb

   Etymology: from the noun.

   1. To fasten with a string run through eilet holes.

   I caused a fomentation to be made, and put on a laced sock, by which the weak parts were strengthened. Richard Wiseman.

   At this, for new replies he did not stay,
   But lac’d his crested helm, and strode away. Dryden.

   These glitt’ring spoils, now made the victor’s gain,
   He to his body suits; but suits in vain:
   Messapus’ helm he finds among the rest,
   And laces on, and wears the waving crest. John Dryden, Æneis.

   Like Mrs. Primly’s great belly; she may lace it down before, but it burnishes on her hips. William Congreve, Way of the World.

   When Jenny’s stays are newly lac’d,
   Fair Alma plays about her waist. Matthew Prior.

   2. To adorn with gold or silver textures sewed on.

   It is but a night-gown in respect of yours; cloath of gold and coats, and lac’d with silver. William Shakespeare, Much ado about Not.

   3. To embellish with variegations.

   Look, love, what envious streaks
   Do lace the severing clouds in yonder East;
   Night’s candles are burnt out, and jocund day
   Stands tiptoe on the misty mountains tops. William Shakespeare.

   Then clap four slices of pilaster on’t,
   That, lac’d with bits of rustick, makes a front. Alexander Pope.

   4. To beat; whether from the form which L’Estrange uses, or by corruption of lash.

   Go you, and find me out a man that has no curiosity at all, or I’ll lace your coat for ye. Roger L'Estrange.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lace

   Lace is a delicate fabric made of yarn or thread in an open weblike pattern, made by machine or by hand. Generally, lace is divided into two main categories, needlelace and bobbin lace,: 122  although there are other types of lace, such as knitted or crocheted lace. Other laces such as these are considered as a category of their specific craft. Knitted lace, therefore, is an example of knitting. This article considers both needle lace and bobbin lace. While some experts say both needle lace and bobbin lace began in Italy in the late 1500s,: 122  : 12  there are some questions regarding its origins. Originally linen, silk, gold, or silver threads were used. Now lace is often made with cotton thread, although linen and silk threads are still available. Manufactured lace may be made of synthetic fiber. A few modern artists make lace with a fine copper or silver wire instead of thread.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lace

   Lace is a type of delicate fabric made of thread or yarn, crafted in an open or network-like pattern. This fabric is typically created via machine or hand using various techniques such as knitting, crocheting, or weaving. Used commonly in clothing, accessories, and home decor, its intricate designs can range from simple threads to complex patterns often incorporating flowers or other decorative elements.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lacenoun

   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

2. Lacenoun

   a snare or gin, especially one made of interwoven cords; a net

3. Lacenoun

   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

4. Lacenoun

   spirits added to coffee or some other beverage

5. Laceverb

   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

6. Laceverb

   to adorn with narrow strips or braids of some decorative material; as, cloth laced with silver

7. Laceverb

   to beat; to lash; to make stripes on

8. Laceverb

   to add spirits to (a beverage)

9. Laceverb

   to be fastened with a lace, or laces; as, these boots lace

10. Etymology: [OE. las, OF. laz, F. lacs, dim. lacet, fr. L. laqueus noose, snare; prob. akin to lacere to entice. Cf. Delight, Elicit, Lasso, Latchet.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lace

   Lace is an openwork fabric, patterned with open holes in the work, made by machine or by hand. The holes can be formed via removal of threads or cloth from a previously woven fabric, but more often open spaces are created as part of the lace fabric. Lace-making is an ancient craft. True lace was not made until the late 15th and early 16th centuries. A true lace is created when a thread is looped, twisted or braided to other threads independently from a backing fabric. Originally linen, silk, gold, or silver threads were used. Now lace is often made with cotton thread, although linen and silk threads are still available. Manufactured lace may be made of synthetic fiber. A few modern artists make lace with a fine copper or silver wire instead of thread.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lace

   A type of fabric created and designed in various colors, thread, fiber, designs and patterns.

   Lace is widely used to make clothing, dresses, tablecloths, blankets etc.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 4, 2016  

2. ---

   lace

   A type of product for footwear created and designed in various colors, materials, shapes, sizes, designs and patterns.

   Many forms of footwear including runners, trainers, boots and shoes have a lace in each.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 31, 2020  

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. LACE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Lace is ranked #45569 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Lace surname appeared 469 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Lace.
   
   86.7% or 407 total occurrences were White.
   5.5% or 26 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   4% or 19 total occurrences were Black.
   1.7% or 8 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Cord
   • Handicraft
   • Weave

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'lace' in Nouns Frequency: #2567

Anagrams for lace »

1. Alec

2. acle

How to pronounce lace?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of lace in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of lace in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of lace in a Sentence

1. Arthur Conan Doyle:

   I can never bring you to realize the importance of sleeves, the suggestiveness of thumb-nails, or the great issues that may hang from a boot-lace.

2. Kyrie Irving:

   Its just been a long journey, from having those two knee surgeries and watching the team last year and finally getting chance to lace them up for the Boston Celtics in the NBA playoffs its nothing like it.

3. Meghan Markle:

   If you look at a lot of her outfits, she's very trendy. I didn't think she would be wearing a lot of poofy things. She seems to be more sophisticated. So I just kept mine an A-line design with lace.

4. Jessica Lauppe-Guy:

   It’s super feminine with sheer and mesh details and eyelash lace that is used traditionally in lingerie.

5. Elizabeth Emanuel:

   It was absolutely plain and pure and elegant, past royal wedding gowns tend to be very classic and very traditional, and this was n’t because it did not have all the lace and all the decoration and anything on it. It was a new kind of look, but still classical and regal.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=lace
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Lace
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=lace
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lace
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lace
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=lace
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=lace
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html