Definition of "shoelace" [shoe•lace]

• A string or cord used for lacing and fastening shoes. Also called shoestring. (noun)

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• "Act like a man, dont beat someone up for showing you your shoelace is untied."
• "Then a rope, on the principle of a shoelace, is run through the eyelets, and on the principle of a shoelacing the man is laced in the canvas."
• "So it might be useful to nudge Canada and say, "Hey, your shoelace is untied and you're going to trip ...""