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Added 9 October 2026

lace

/leɪs/ noun

Latin root: laqueus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about lace at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment).
A delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns.

verb

Spin, wind, or twist together.
intertwine the ribbons
Make by braiding or interlacing.
lace a tablecloth
Do lacework.
The Flemish women were lacing in front of the cathedral

Origin

From Middle English lace, laace, las, from Old French las, from Vulgar Latin *laceum, based on Latin laqueus. Doublet of lasso.

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