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Another word for lace

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Noun

  1. Ornamental threadwork

      1. The operation of shaping or dressing the edge of anything, as of a piece of metal.
      2. Something forming an edge or placed along the edge; fringe, trimming, etc. for a border
      3. (Rock climbing) Technique involving the placement of the edge of the climbing shoe on a sharp hold.
      1. Decoration; ornament
      2. The side dishes of a meal
      3. Something added as decoration or ornament, especially a band of lace or embroidery on clothing.
      1. A pattern of band-like markings.
      2. A technique used in the study of wild birds, by attaching a small, individually numbered, metal or plastic tag to their legs or wings.
      1. An ornamental strip of flowers or shrubs along the edge of a garden, walk, etc.
      2. A strip of ground, as at the edge of a garden or walk, in which ornamental plants or shrubs are planted.
      3. The line or frontier area separating political divisions or geographic regions; a boundary.
      1. The act or art of making such lace.
      2. A fine lace made by looping and knotting thread that is wound on a hand shuttle: used for edging, trimming, etc.
      3. Handmade lace fashioned by looping and knotting a single strand of heavy-duty thread on a small hand shuttle.
      1. The occupation or employment of a person skilled in embroidery, needlepoint, ect.
      2. Anything made by such work, as embroidery or cross-stitch
      3. The art or process of working with a needle especially in embroidery or needlepoint.
      1. A single placement of an advertisement, as in a newspaper
      2. A piece of lace or embroidery that can be set into a piece of cloth for ornamentation
      3. (Anatomy) The point or mode of attachment of a skeletal muscle to the bone or other body part that it moves.
      1. A person considered as a source of pride, honor, or credit:
      2. (Music) A note or group of notes that embellishes a melody.
      3. (Music) A tone or tones used to embellish a principal melodic tone
      1. A netlike, woven material, as that used for stockings
      2. The threads, cords, etc. forming these openings
      3. A structure of interlocking metal links
      1. A piece of soft, absorbent paper, used as a disposable handkerchief, as toilet paper, etc.
      2. Tissue paper.
      3. (Biol.) The substance of an organic body or organ, consisting of cells and intercellular material
      1. A system that interconnects a number of users, locations etc. allowing transport or communication between them, e.g. computer ~, road ~, electricity distribution ~.
      2. A fine mesh fabric used as curtain or dress material or as the foundation for various laces.
      3. (Geometry) Of a polyhedron, any set of polygons joined edge to edge that, when folded along the edges between adjoining polygons so that the outer edges touch, form the polyhedron.
    See also:

    decoration

  2. Material for binding through openings

      1. A narrow strip of leather, etc. used as a lace, strap, etc.
      2. A kind of bikini swimsuit bottom having only a narrow strip of fabric that goes between the legs and attaches in back to a waistband, so as to show the buttocks
      3. A whip of plaited leather or cord.
      1. A thick string or thin rope
      2. A slender length of flexible material usually made of twisted strands or fibers and used to bind, tie, connect, or support.
      3. (Anatomy) A long ropelike structure, such as a nerve or tendon:
      1. A group of people:
      2. A simple ungrooved ring, especially a wedding ring.
      3. A thin strip of flexible material used to encircle and bind one object or to hold a number of objects together:
      1. A length of cord, leather, etc. used for lacing and fastening a shoe
    See also:

    rope

    thread

Verb
      1. To sharpen (a razor, for example).
      2. To fasten or secure with a strap.
      3. To beat with a strap
      1. To cause to cohere or stick together in a mass:
      2. To be or become tight, hard, or stiff
      3. To fasten together the printed pages of (a book) and enclose them within a protective cover
      1. To bring to an end; finish
      2. To bring to an end; terminate:
      3. To draw or bind together the edges of:
    See also:

    fasten

    tie

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Sentence Examples

  • She was a vision, wearing a pale taupe nightgown with a lace bodice.

  • His hands shook as he fumbled to lace his boots.

  • Among the city's manufactures are oxide of tin and other chemicals, iron and steel, leather goods, automobiles and bicycles, electrical and telephone supplies, butted tubing, gas engines, screws and bolts, silk, lace and hosiery.

  • The lower edge and the sleeves are usually garnished with lace, lined with violet or red silk in the case of prelates, or - more rarely - with embroidered borders.

  • She has on a dainty lace dress and satin slippers.

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