Antonyms for lace
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : leys |
| Phonetic Transcription : leɪs |
Definition of lace
Origin :- early 13c., laz, "cord made of braided or interwoven strands of silk, etc.," from Old French laz "a net, noose, string, cord, snare" (Modern French lacs), from Vulgar Latin *lacium, from Latin laqueum (nominative laqueus) "noose, snare" (Italian laccio, Spanish lazo), a trapping and hunting term, probably from Italic base *laq- "to ensnare" (cf. Latin lacere "to entice"). Later also "net, noose, snare" (c.1300); "piece of cord used to draw together the edges of slits or openings in an article of clothing" (late 14c.). The "ornamental net pattern" meaning is first recorded 1550s. Sense of "cord for tying" remains in shoelace. As an adjective, lace-curtain "middle class" (or lower-class with middle-class pretensions) usually is used in reference to Irish-Americans, by 1928.
- noun netted material
- noun string used to connect
- verb fasten, intertwine
- She pretended to be a cleaner and mender of lace, but she sold a good many other things.
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
- She was paying minute attention to the lace insertion of her skirt.
- Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
- On closing the door after her the lace bed-curtains had probably caught fire.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- Jennie shook out the lace fringes of her parasol; and smoothed them with some precision.
- Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr
- I could see nothing but the pattern of the Brussels lace as she drew back.
- Extract from : « The Room in the Dragon Volant » by J. Sheridan LeFanu
- She dropped the lace in her basket and began to fold the garment.
- Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
- I am, as you know, a smuggler; and I must send this lace on shore.
- Extract from : « The Pirate and The Three Cutters » by Frederick Marryat
- Well, old-timer, you put airing your lace curtains a little?
- Extract from : « Old Man Curry » by Charles E. (Charles Emmett) Van Loan
- Madame Goujet had gone to sit by the window and work on her lace.
- Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
- All the money you earn goes to buy a blue coat, and daub it with lace.
- Extract from : « The Stark Munro Letters » by J. Stark Munro
Synonyms for lace
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