lace
[noun]
Synonyms:
- netting, filigree, openwork
- cord, bootlace, shoelace, string, tie
[verb]
Synonyms:
- fasten, bind, do up, thread, tie
- mix in, add to, fortify, spike

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. lace¹ /leɪs/ noun
[Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old French; Origin: laz 'net, string', from Latin laqueus 'trap']

1. [uncountable] a fine cloth made with patterns of many very small holes:
a handkerchief trimmed with lace
lace curtains

2.
[countable usually plural] a string that is pulled through special holes in shoes or clothing to pull the edges together and fasten them Synonym : shoelace

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. lace² verb [transitive]

1. (also lace up) to fasten something by tying a lace Synonym : tie:
Lace up your shoes or you’ll trip over.
lace something to something
The canvas was laced to a steel frame.

2. to add a small amount of alcohol or a drug to a drink
lace something with something
coffee laced with Irish whiskey

3. to weave or twist several things together
lace something together
Hannah laced her fingers together.
lace something with something phrasal verb

1. to include something all through something you write or say:
He laces his narrative with a great deal of irrelevant information.

2. be laced with something written to have some of a quality:
Iris’s voice was heavily laced with irony.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲