Definition of "lace" []

• A cord or ribbon used to draw and tie together two opposite edges, as of a shoe. (noun)
• A delicate fabric made of yarn or thread in an open weblike pattern. Also called lacework. (noun)
• Gold or silver braid ornamenting an officer's uniform. (noun)
• To thread a cord through the eyelets or around the hooks of. (verb-transitive)
• To draw together and tie the laces of. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "I've got cotton sox trimmed in lace from the Victorian Trading Co. that I wear to bed."
• "If you did both ends and knit you'd have to graft, grafting in lace is not my strong point!"
• "Convincing a spider to spin lace is far more difficult."