Lace

Lace
Lace Lace, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Laced} ([=a]st); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lacing}.] 1. 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. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

When Jenny's stays are newly laced. --Prior. [1913 Webster]

2. To adorn with narrow strips or braids of some decorative material; as, cloth laced with silver. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

3. To beat; to lash; to make stripes on. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]

I'll lace your coat for ye. --L'Estrange. [1913 Webster]

4. To add something to (a food or beverage) so as to impart flavor, pungency, or some special quality; as, to lace a punch with alcohol; to lace the Kool-Aid with LSD. [Old Slang] [1913 Webster +PJC]

5. To twine or draw as a lace; to interlace; to intertwine. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

The Gond . . . picked up a trail of the Karela, the vine that bears the bitter wild gourd, and laced it to and fro across the temple door. --Kipling. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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