Definition of "bootlace" [bootlace]

• Chiefly British A shoelace. (noun)

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• "Slim was dressed as always in giant-buckled jeans, ornate cowboy boots, several bootlace ties and a hat with a genuine snakeskin wrapped around it."
• "Charm him with snappy banter, then strangle him with a bootlace."
• "We considered this problem while the tortoise investigated my bootlace."