lace C2 Topic:Materials & Substances US /ˈleɪs/ UK /leɪs/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like less /ɛ/ vs /eɪ/ Sounds like race /l/ vs /ɹ/ Freq #9540 Meanings 1 verb draw through eyes or holes Lace the shoelaces. 2 verb make by braiding or interlacing Lace a tablecloth. 3 noun A light fabric containing patterns of holes, usually built up from a single thread. C. 1620, Francis Bacon, letter of advice to Sir George Villiers Our English dames are much given to the wearing of very fine and costly laces. 4 noun A cord or ribbon passed through eyelets in a shoe or garment, pulled tight and tied to fasten the shoe or garment firmly. Your laces are untied, do them up! Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · draw through eyes or holes lace up 2 verb · make by braiding or... braid 4 noun · a cord or ribbon passed... shoelacetie Common collocations lace making Noun + noun Etymology From Middle English lace, laace, las, from Old French las, from Vulgar Latin *laceum, based on Latin laqueus. Doublet of lasso. Topics Materials & Substances External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # lace **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb, noun **IPA (US):** /ˈleɪs/ **IPA (UK):** /leɪs/ **Frequency rank:** 9540 ## Meanings 1. draw through eyes or holes 2. make by braiding or interlacing 3. A light fabric containing patterns of holes, usually built up from a single thread. 4. A cord or ribbon passed through eyelets in a shoe or garment, pulled tight and tied to fasten the shoe or garment firmly. ## Examples - Lace the shoelaces. - Lace a tablecloth. - C. 1620, Francis Bacon, letter of advice to Sir George Villiers Our English dames are much given to the wearing of very fine and costly laces. - Your laces are untied, do them up! ## Etymology From Middle English lace, laace, las, from Old French las, from Vulgar Latin *laceum, based on Latin laqueus. Doublet of lasso. ## Topics - Materials & Substances markdown