lace
English
/leɪs/
noun
Definitions
- (uncountable) A light fabric containing patterns of holes, usually built up from a single thread.
- (countable) A cord or ribbon passed through eyelets in a shoe or garment, pulled tight and tied to fasten the shoe or garment firmly.
- A snare or gin, especially one made of interwoven cords; a net.
- (slang) Spirits added to coffee or another beverage.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English lace derived from Old French las derived from Latin *laceum, laqueus (noose, trap).
Origin
Latin
laqueus
Gloss
noose, trap
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- back English
- bark English
- belace English
- belaced English
- boot English
- bootlace English
- bootlaced English
- inlace English
- job English
- lace job English
- laceability English
- laceable English
- laceback English
- lacebark English
- laceleaf English
- laceless English
- lacelike English
- lacemaker English
- lacemaking English
- laceman English
- lacer English
- lacery English
- laceth English
- lacewear English
- laceweight English
- lacewing English
- lacewood English
- lacework English
- laceworks English
- lacily English
- laciness English
- lacy English
- lasso English
- leaf English
- maker English
- making English
- neck English
- necklace English
- necklacelike English
- necklacer English
- needle English
- needle lace English
- needlelace English
- relace English
- sand English
- sandlace English
- stay English
- staylace English
- tightlacer English
- unlace English
- weight English
- wing English
- wood English
- work English
- works English
- *laceum Latin
- *laceus Latin
- elaqueo Latin
- laqueus Latin
- lassus Latin
- laccio Italian
- lazo Italian
- las French
- lasso French
- lazi Spanish, Castilian
- lazo Spanish, Castilian
- ネックレス Japanese
- レース Japanese
- lace Middle English
- las Old French
- llaç Catalan, Valencian
- laț Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- les Welsh
- lesddeiliad Welsh
- laz Middle French
- laço Old Portuguese
- 레이스 Korean
- *lakw- Proto-Italic
- lago Ladino
- löso Tetelcingo Nahuatl
- lasu Yosondúa Mixtec
- job
- bark
- lacy
- sand
- work
- neck
- stay
- wood
- back
- leaf
- boot
- wing
- works
- lacer
- maker
- lasso
- laceth
- inlace
- unlace
- making
- belace
- lacily
- lacery
- relace
- needle
- weight
- belaced
- laceman
- necklace
- laceless
- lacewear
- staylace
- laceable
- lacebark
- lacework
- sandlace
- lacelike
- lacewing
- laceleaf
- bootlace
- lace job
- lacewood
- laciness
- laceback
- laceworks
- lacemaker
- necklacer
- bootlaced
- laceweight
- tightlacer
- needlelace
- lacemaking
- needle lace
- laceability
- necklacelike