āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
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āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¸, āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ āĻžāĻŽā§
a delicate cotton or silky cloth made by weaving or knitting threads in an open web-like pattern
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The delicate lace curtains fluttered gently in the breeze from the open window.
āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ˛āĻž āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻ¸āĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¸ā§ āĻ¨āĻ°āĻŽ āĻ˛ā§āĻ¸ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻž āĻ§ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻ§ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻĻā§āĻ˛āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĢāĻŋāĻ¤āĻž, āĻĢāĻŋāĻ¤āĻž
a cord, string, or ribbon threaded through eyelets or hooks to fasten or tighten two edges together, such as on shoes or clothing
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The corset 's laces were pulled to adjust the fit.
āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻĢāĻŋāĻ¤āĻž āĻĢāĻŋāĻ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻā§āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
to lace
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āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ§āĻž, āĻāĻžāĻāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to fasten, secure, or tighten something, typically a shoe or garment, by threading and tying its laces
Transitive: to lace a shoe or garment
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The dancer bent down to lace her ballet shoes tightly before going on stage.
āĻ¨āĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻā§ āĻŽāĻā§āĻā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
02
āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻāĻāĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¨āĻž
to twist or intertwine together
Transitive: to lace fingers or arms
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
As they walked through the park, they laced their fingers together, enjoying the warmth of each other's touch.
āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻšāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻā§āĻā§āĻ˛āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻāĻā§ āĻ
āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻļā§āĻ° āĻāĻˇā§āĻŖāĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻĒāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻļ āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨, āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to add a splash or small amount of a potent alcoholic drink to another beverage for flavor or added strength
Transitive: to lace a beverage
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She enjoys lacing her lemonade with a shot of gin for a refreshing twist.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ°āĻŋāĻĢā§āĻ°ā§āĻļāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ˛ā§āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻĄā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ§āĻž, āĻĒāĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§
to thread or weave a string, cord, or similar material through an opening or series of openings
Transitive: to lace a string-like object through an opening
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He laced the drawstring through the waistband of his sweatpants for a comfortable and adjustable fit.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻŦāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¯ āĻĢāĻŋāĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻŽāĻ°āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŽā§ āĻĄā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻāĻ§ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
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āĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻ¸āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to decorate or embellish something with narrow strips or braids of ornamental material
Transitive: to lace sth with ornamental material
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The dress was beautifully laced with intricate patterns of gold thread.
āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¨āĻāĻļāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĨ¤
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āĻŽāĻŋāĻļā§āĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to incorporate or infuse something with a particular quality, element, or characteristic
Transitive: to lace sth with a quality or characteristic
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The author 's narrative was laced with vivid descriptions that brought the story to life.
āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻ¨āĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŖāĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
lacelike
lacy
lace
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
