lacing

Plural: lacings

Noun

• A cord for fastening or an ornamental pattern.
• a small amount of liquor added to a food or beverage
• a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)
• the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
• That with which something is laced.
• The tied or threaded laces that form a netlike pattern.
• A beating as punishment; a hiding.
• Lagging, or cross-pieces placed to prevent ore from falling into a passage.
• The cords by which the boards of a book are fastened to the back.
• The knee of the head, or lace-piece, a piece of compass or knee timber secured to the back of the figurehead.

Verb

• spin,wind, or twist together
• make by braiding or interlacing
• do lacework
  • "The Flemish women were lacing in front of the cathedral"
• draw through eyes or holes
• add alcohol to (beverages)
• present participle and gerund of lace

Examples

• A light lacing of paracord binds the pack together.
• A light lacing of rum goes into the cake batter.
• The intricate LACING of the letters created a strong defensive wall on the board.

Synonyms

beating, braid, drubbing, enlace, entwine, fortify, interlace, intertwine, lace, lace up, licking, plait, spike, thrashing, trouncing, twine, whacking

Antonyms

untwine

Related Words

shoelace