lace

A thin cord you pull through holes and tie to hold a shoe or piece of clothing closed.

• One lace is broken.
• Tie your laces before you run.
• She replaced the laces in her boots.

Similar words: shoelace

Common phrases: shoe lace, boot lace, tie a lace

Thin cloth with a pattern of small holes, often used to decorate clothes or curtains.

• Her dress has a lace collar.
• White lace curtains covered the windows.
• She sewed a strip of lace onto the skirt.

Common phrases: lace dress, lace curtains, white lace, lace collar

To close or tighten shoes or clothing by pulling cords through holes and tying them.

• Please lace your shoes.
• She laced up her boots tightly.
• He helped her lace the back of the dress.

How to use it: lace something up (He laced his boots up before going outside.)

Similar words: lace up

Opposites: unlace

Common phrases: lace up, lace your boots, lace something tightly

To join things by passing parts of each between parts of the others.

• He laced his fingers together.
• She laced the thin strands into a single cord.
• They laced willow branches together to form a fence.

How to use it: lace something together (She laced her fingers together in her lap.); lace something through something (He laced the flexible branches through the fence.)

Similar words: interweave, interlace

Common phrases: lace fingers together, lace branches together, lace something through

To decorate something with narrow strips or woven bands of material.

• They laced the coat with silver braid.
• Her ceremonial gown was laced with gold.
• The tailor carefully laced the sleeves with narrow ribbons.

How to use it: lace something with something (The tailor laced the jacket with gold braid.)

Similar words: trim, adorn, decorate

Common phrases: lace with silver, lace with gold, lace a coat