Definition of: lace

(lās) noun
1. A cord or string for fastening together the parts of a shoe, a corset, etc.; any string.
2. A delicate network of threads of linen, silk, cotton, etc., arranged in figures or patterns; also, any ornamental cord or braid.
3. A dash of spirits, as in tea or coffee.
—v. laced, lac·ing v.t.
1. To fasten or draw together by tying the lace or laces of.
2. To pass (a cord or string) through hooks, eyelets, etc., as a lace.
3. To trim with or as with lace.
4. To compress the waist of (a person) by tightening laces, as of a corset.
5. To intertwine or interlace.
6. To streak, as with color.
7. To add a dash of spirits to.
8. Colloq. To beat; thrash.
—v.i.
9. To be fastened by means of a lace.
—to lace into To strike or attack with or as with a heavy blow or blows. [<OF laz, las orig. a noose <L laqueus a noose, trap. Akin to LASH, LATCH.]
TYPES OF LACE
Alencon Battenberg Blonde Pointe Mechlin Honiton d'Angleterre