lace-up

[ leys-uhp ]

noun

1. anything that laces up, especially a boot with shoelaces that lace up from the vamp to the top of the boot.

adjective

1. having a lace that is laced up as a closure:

   a lace-up blouse.

lace up

verb

1. tr, adverb to tighten or fasten (clothes or footwear) with laces

adjective

1. (of footwear) to be fastened with laces

noun

1. a lace-up shoe or boot

Word History and Origins

Origin of lace-up¹

First recorded in 1830–40; noun and adj. use of verb phrase lace up

Example Sentences

More items came in time, as funding was available, like a slit-and-lace-up jacket and a line of boxer underwear.

From The Daily Beast

The mankles themselves were sandwiched between patterned capri pants and lace-up loafers fit for a 90's school girl.

From The Daily Beast

That meant liquid embroidered metallics, satin lace-up skirts – and even a tweed bikini.

From The Daily Beast

But Logan and the Hartnett Fancy soon have bigger things to worry about than which pair of wingtips to lace up.

From The Daily Beast

Cherrie accepted the offer, rolled her lace up in a copy of the "Speckport Spouter," and started on her homeward journey.

From Project Gutenberg

The heavier lace-up boot came in during the fifties, and a very shaped type of fashion appeared in the sixties.

From Project Gutenberg

She would have liked to have slipped out of her boots and wriggled her toes but they were too hard to lace up again.

From Project Gutenberg

He opened the door a little, and pulled in his lace-up boots, which were polished in the highest style of art.

From Project Gutenberg

I could have cried, I was so vexed; but I determined I would not give the lace up without a struggle for it.

From Project Gutenberg