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How to pronounce lace in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms fortify, spike
Type of alter, change, modify
Derivation lacing
Type Words
Synonyms enlace, entwine, interlace, intertwine, twine
Type of twist, distort, twine
Has types wind, wattle, knot, wreathe, ravel, pleach, splice, tangle, plash
Verb group twine
Type Words
Synonyms lace up
Type of bind, tie
Has types relace
Derivation lacer, lacing


lace the shoelaces.
Type Words
Synonyms braid, plait
Type of tissue, weave


lace a tablecloth.
Type Words
Synonyms lacing
Type of cord
Has types shoe string, bootlace, shoestring, shoelace, shoe lace
Type Words
Type of material, cloth, fabric, textile
Has types pillow lace, needlepoint, bobbin lace, macrame, filet, brussels lace, point lace
Derivation lacy
Type Words
Type of weave, tissue

Examples of lace

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In another room, women mend tiny faults by hand, holding the lace on their laps.
From the online.wsj.com
Think of Queen Anne's lace, the wild carrot plant that fathered our modern ones.
From the washingtonpost.com
Inside each one was a homemade ornament crafted from lace and gold pipe cleaner.
From the freep.com
It had French chantilly lace with silk chiffon, with a gorgeous detachable cape.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Lace-up shoes are not allowed as they will slow us down moving through security.
From the economist.com
Female judges will sometimes add to the robe a plain white collar or lace jabot.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The mausoleum's architectural forms and decoration are reminiscent of fine lace.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The red juice ran down over her powdered chin and stained her white lace bodice.
From the usatoday.com
What is old is indeed new again with Barker Black's men's wing tip lace-up shoe.
From the time.com
More examples
  • A cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)
  • Intertwine: spin,wind, or twist together; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"; "intertwined hearts"
  • A delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns
  • Braid: make by braiding or interlacing; "lace a tablecloth"
  • Do lacework; "The Flemish women were lacing in front of the cathedral"
  • Draw through eyes or holes; "lace the shoelaces"
  • Lace is an openwork fabric, patterned with open holes in the work, made by machine or by hand. The holes can be formed via removal of threads or cloth from a previously woven fabric, but more often open spaces are created as part of the lace fabric. Lace-making is an ancient craft. ...
  • Lace is the studio album by Canadian country music group Lace. The album was released on October 5, 1999 on 143 Records.
  • Lace was a Canadian country music group who formed in 1998 with the backing of music producer David Foster. ...