noun

• 1mass noun The laced fastening of a shoe or garment.

  ‘they struggled with each other's clothing, tearing at the lacing’

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  • ‘the elaborate lacings of his shirt’
  • ‘In addition, it makes the corset look ‘finished’ when the lacings are not totally closed.’
  • ‘Because the lacings had been moved to either the back or front, a stomacher was worn to hide them.’
  • ‘Also, corsets with side lacings can be more readily adjusted for a custom fit than can corsets with just one adjustment point in the back.’
  • ‘It turns out, however, that shorter lacings are possible if the lace doesn't have to pass alternately through the eyelets on the left and right side of the shoe.’
  • ‘And then his hands moved to the side lacings of her dress.’
  • ‘This ‘snap’ would soon supplant the button, the clasp, straps, and lacings as the primary method of fastening gloves.’

• 2Lace trimming, especially on a uniform.

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  • ‘Her face was bathed in dappled sunlight through the lacing of the parasol.’

• 3A dash of spirits added to a drink.

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  • ‘black coffee with a generous lacing of rum’