noun

lace

lace, shoelace

The dress was trimmed with delicate lace.

The dress was trimmed with delicate lace.

One of my shoe laces has snapped.

One of my shoe laces has snapped.

made of lace describing something made from the material She wore a dress made of lace.

a shoe lace a cord for fastening a shoe I need to buy new shoe laces.

Synonyms: (fabric) embroidery, netting; (cord) string, cord

From Old French 'las' (noose, cord), from Latin 'laqueus' (noose, snare).

Picture both a delicate lace dress and the lace you use to tie your shoes. The common idea is a fine cord or network.

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