lacing

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lacing

A child is lacing up her new sneakers.

Definition

Noun: 1. A cord, string, or narrow strip of material that is passed through holes or loops to fasten or tighten something, such as a shoe or a garment. 2. A small amount of a substance, typically a strong alcoholic drink, added to another food or beverage. 3. (Less common) The act of fastening or tightening with a lace.

Usage and Examples
  • As a fastening cord:
    • One of the leather lacings on my boot broke.
    • She tightened the lacing on her corset.
  • As an additive:
    • The recipe calls for a lacing of brandy in the sauce.
    • He detected a lacing of arsenic in the drink.
Advanced Usage
  • The term can be used figuratively to describe something that is interwoven or mixed into something else.
    • His speech contained a sharp lacing of sarcasm.
Variants and Related Words
  • Lace (noun/verb): The material or the act of fastening. (e.g., , ).
  • Laced (adjective): Fastened with laces; or, containing an additive. (e.g., , ).
Synonyms
  • For the cord: cord, thong, string, tie.
  • For the additive: dash, splash, trace, hint.
Different Meanings
  1. Primary Meaning: A physical cord used for fastening.
  2. Secondary Meaning: A small, often potent, additive mixed into something else.
  3. Figurative Meaning: An element of a particular quality interwoven into something (e.g., speech, writing).
lacing

A child is lacing up her new sneakers.

Noun
  1. the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
  2. a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)
  3. a small amount of liquor added to a food or beverage

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