Noun
- 1. lace, lacing, cord
- usage: a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)
- 2. lace, fabric, cloth, material, textile
- usage: a delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns
Verb
- 1. intertwine, twine, entwine, enlace, interlace, lace, twist, twine, distort
- usage: spin,wind, or twist together; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"; "intertwined hearts"
- 2. braid, lace, plait, weave, tissue
- usage: make by braiding or interlacing; "lace a tablecloth"
- 3. lace, weave, tissue
- usage: do lacework; "The Flemish women were lacing in front of the cathedral"
- 4. lace, lace up, tie, bind
- usage: draw through eyes or holes; "lace the shoelaces"
- 5. spike, lace, fortify, change, alter, modify
- usage: add alcohol to (beverages); "the punch is spiked!"
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