lacing

[ ley-sing ]

noun

1. the act of a person or thing that laces.
2. a trimming of lace or braid.
3. a beating or thrashing.
4. a small amount of alcoholic liquor or any other substance added to food or drink.
5. a lace used for fastening, as in a shoe or corset.
6. Building Trades, Engineering. any member or members, as a batten plate or steel bars, uniting the angles or flanges of a composite girder, column, or strut.
7. Also called lacing course. Masonry.
   1. a course of brick in a wall of rubble.
   2. a bond course in a rowlock arch.
8. Nautical. any light line for fastening a sail, awning, or other cloth.

lacing

/ ˈleɪsɪŋ /

noun

1. a course of bricks, stone, etc, for strengthening a rubble or flint wall
2. another word for lace lace
3. informal.
   a severe beating (esp in the phrase give someone a lacing )

Word History and Origins

Origin of lacing¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; lace, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Instead of traditional lacing, the shoe utilizes Boa’s Li2, a dual-dial system that allows quick and easy tightening and loosening midrun.

From Outside Online

Credit the thin, well-vented upper and dial-in lacing system, which hugs the foot for a powerful yet natural stride.

From Outside Online

A hidden lacing compartment even protects the laces from wear and tear at the toe.

From Outside Online

A big part of fit is determined by the lacing system, as you want the boot to be as snug as possible.

From Popular-Science

The Athabascan tribe of the northwest and the Algonquins of the Great Lakes region experimented and perfected the iconic rawhide lacing.

From Washington Post

Pregnant and breastfeeding women were still expected to wear corsets, with the only concession being more adjustable lacing.

From The Daily Beast

Such a sweeping, plain-style narration is essential for lacing together a collection that unfolds in three countries.

From The Daily Beast

The very first day I reached Hebron again I was out on the wide, oval field, lacing around the track.

From Project Gutenberg

Tight-lacing, I believe, was never more prevalent than at the present time, and its victims are a host.

From Project Gutenberg

Eyelet-hole: Holes in a sail through which a lacing is passed or reef nettles rove.

From Project Gutenberg

Pulling them on again and lacing them to the very top, he proceeded on his way, more easy in his head than under his soles.

From Project Gutenberg

Any attempt at concealing pregnancy, by tight lacing and the application of a stronger busk, cannot be too severely condemned.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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• triumph