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    lace
    I
    lace1 /leɪs/ noun
     Date: 1100-1200
     Language: Old French
     Origin: laz 'net, string', from Latin laqueus 'trap'
    1. [uncountable] a fine cloth made with patterns of many very small holes:
        a handkerchief trimmed with lace
        lace curtains
    2.
       [countable usually plural] a string that is pulled through special holes in shoes or clothing to pull the edges together and fasten them
       SYN  shoelace

    II
    lace2 verb [transitive]
    1. (also lace up) to fasten something by tying a lace
       SYN  tie:
        Lace up your shoes or you’ll trip over.
        lace something to something
        The canvas was laced to a steel frame.
    2. to add a small amount of alcohol or a drug to a drink
        lace something with something
        coffee laced with Irish whiskey
    3. to weave or twist several things together
        lace something together
        Hannah laced her fingers together.
         
    lace something with something phrasal verb
      1. to include something all through something you write or say:
        He laces his narrative with a great deal of irrelevant information.
      2. be laced with something written to have some of a quality:
        Iris’s voice was heavily laced with irony.