lace

6 definitions • 5 examples

a decorative cloth made by twisting thin thread in delicate patterns with holes in them:

lace curtains

a string that you use to fasten openings, especially in shoes, by putting it through two lines of small holes and tying the ends together:

Your shoe laces are undone.

to add alcohol or drugs to food or drink, often secretly:

coffee laced with brandy

to put the lace of a shoe or boot through its holes, or to fasten a shoe or boot by tying a lace

a decorative cloth that is made by weaving thin thread into delicate patterns having small spaces within them:

a lace curtain/handkerchief

a cord used to close a shoe or boot; shoelace:

Your laces are untied.