Lace
[leɪs] or [les]
Definition
(noun.) a delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns.
(noun.) a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment).
(verb.) draw through eyes or holes; 'lace the shoelaces'.
(verb.) do lacework; 'The Flemish women were lacing in front of the cathedral'.
Typist: Yvette--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) 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.
(n.) A snare or gin, especially one made of interwoven cords; a net.
(n.) 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.
(n.) Spirits added to coffee or some other beverage.
(v. t.) 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.
(v. t.) To adorn with narrow strips or braids of some decorative material; as, cloth laced with silver.
(v. t.) To beat; to lash; to make stripes on.
(v. t.) To add spirits to (a beverage).
(v. i.) To be fastened with a lace, or laces; as, these boots lace.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
[See BIND]
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Unserious Contents or Definition
See to it, if you are a lover, that your sweetheart wears lace, as this dream brings fidelity in love and a rise in position. If a woman dreams of lace, she will be happy in the realization of her most ambitious desires, and lovers will bow to her edict. No questioning or imperiousness on their part. If you buy lace, you will conduct an expensive establishment, but wealth will be a solid friend. If you sell laces, your desires will outrun your resources. For a young girl to dream of making lace, forecasts that she will win a handsome, wealthy husband. If she dreams of garnishing her wedding garments with lace, she will be favored with lovers who will bow to her charms, but the wedding will be far removed from her.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
Among women, lace means lesson; wherefore they combine art and thrift by lessening the waist.
Editor: Robert
Examples
- Very little white satin, very few lace veils; a most pitiful business! Jane Austen. Emma.
- My new fan just matches my flowers, my gloves fit to a charm, and the real lace on Aunt's mouchoir gives an air to my whole dress. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Silk, lace, and wool when bleached with chlorine become hard and brittle, but when whitened with sulphurous acid, they retain their natural characteristics. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- I took off my pink dress and lace mantle with happier feelings than I had experienced in putting them on. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- It was lost upon Sikes, who was stooping at the moment to tie the boot-lace which the dog had torn. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- When we got to a lace of safety the regiment halted and drew itself together--what was left of it. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- I will attire my Jane in satin and lace, and she shall have roses in her hair; and I will cover the head I love best with a priceless veil. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- I suppose French morality is not of that straight-laced description which is shocked at trifles. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- It was a room where one might fancy the ghost of a tight-laced lady revisiting the scene of her embroidery. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Then she resumed her conversation with General Tufto, who asked who the fat officer was in the gold-laced cap? William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Nous allons avoir une belle traversee, Monsieur George, said the courier with a grin, as he lifted his gold-laced cap. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- It had grummets and was laced down at the edge with cord. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- On him the cocked hat, gold-laced coat, and staff, had all three descended. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Not one of your stiff-laced, moralising fathers, who preach chastity and forbearance to their children. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- What a good fire there is in her room when she comes to pay you a visit, although your wife laces her stays without one! William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- I am growing great in Latin verses, and neglect the laces of my boots. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Smugglers landing laces and silks have been known to wind them around their bodies, as being less ostentatious than carrying them in a trunk. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- She consulted the little jewelled watch among her laces. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Wonderful scarfs, laces, and jewels glittered about her. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- I see a young lady who pins her collar straight, laces her boots neatly, and neither whistles, talks slang, nor lies on the rug as she used to do. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Her husband bade her buy laces, millinery, jewels, and gimcracks of all sorts. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- The first process here is that of the ensign lacing machine, which puts a strong twine through the eyelets and ties it in an accurate manner. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The cause is usually attributed to drinking, but gluttony, tight lacing, nasal catarrh, chronic enlargement of the tonsils, exposure to strong sunlight, etc. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Pulling them on again and lacing them to the very top, he proceeded on his way, more easy in his head than under his soles. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
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