lace

IPA: ɫˈeɪs

(uncountable) A light fabric containing patterns of holes, usually built up from a single thread. ᵂᵖ
(countable) A cord or ribbon passed through eyelets in a shoe or garment, pulled tight and tied to fasten the shoe or garment firmly. ᵂᵖ
A snare or gin, especially one made of interwoven cords; a net.
(slang, obsolete) Spirits added to coffee or another beverage.

(ergative) To fasten (something) with laces.
(transitive) To interweave items.
(transitive) To interweave the spokes of a bicycle wheel.
(transitive) To beat; to lash; to make stripes on.
(transitive) To adorn with narrow strips or braids of some decorative material.
(transitive, figuratively) To intersperse or diversify with something.
(transitive) To add alcohol, poison, a drug or anything else potentially harmful to (food or drink).

Examples of "lace" in Sentences

Convincing a spider to spin lace is far more difficult.
But a future without complicated Shetland lace is bleak.
I've got cotton sox trimmed in lace from the Victorian Trading Co. that I wear to bed.
If you did both ends and knit you'd have to graft, grafting in lace is not my strong point!
I had invented what we called lace locks, and in the IV we did an elaboration on the theme.
It struck me this morning that a large piece of lace is a deliberate construction of a series of lights and shadows.
Additionally, I'm an 82-year-old widow in lace-up orthopedic shoes who spends a lot of time on the subway happily going about her business.
Newspaper paragraphs will begin thus: "The lovely wearer of the lace is about thirty-four years of age, but looks much older – in fact, nearly as antique as her own flounces," etc., etc.