noun

lace

lace, shoelace, cord

The dress has a beautiful lace collar.

The dress has a beautiful lace collar.

Your shoe lace is untied.

Your shoe lace is untied.

((a piece of)) lace A piece of fabric. The dress was trimmed with a piece of lace.

Synonyms: embroidery, netting, shoestring

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

Imagine a delicate 'lace' pattern on a 'face'. The rhyme helps to remember it.

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