lace

Pronunciation

• (UK) (US) IPA ^(key): /leɪs/

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Noun

Singular lace

Plural laces

1. (uncountable) Lace is a fabric, patterned with open holes in the work, made by machine or by hand.
2. (countable) A lace is a cord or ribbon that is passed through the eyelets of a shoe or clothes. It is then pulled tight and tied to fasten the shoe or garment.

Verb

Plain form lace

Third-person singular laces

Past tense laced

Past participle laced

Present participle lacing

1. If you lace something, you fasten it with laces.