lace

[[t]leɪs[/t]]

n. v. laced, lac•ing

1) tex a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine

2) tex a cord or string for holding or drawing together, as when passed through holes in opposite edges

3) ornamental cord or braid

4) to fasten, draw together, or compress by or as if by means of a lace

5) to pass (a cord, leather strip, etc.), as through holes

6) to interlace; intertwine

7) tex to adorn or trim with lace

8) to add a small amount of alcoholic liquor or other substance to:

coffee laced with brandy[/ex]

9) to beat; thrash

10) to compress the waist of (a person) by drawing tight the laces of a corset, or the like

11) to mark or streak, as with color

12) to be fastened with a lace

13) to attack physically or verbally (usu. fol. by into)

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Etymology: 1175–1225; ME las < OF laz, las « L laqueus noose