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Word entry · 4 letters

lace

Best crossword clue

"Shoe-tying cord"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /leɪs/Part of speech verb, nounSorted acelStarts with LEnds with E2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. add alcohol to (beverages)

Word origin

From Middle English lace, laace, las, from Old French las, from Vulgar Latin *laceum, based on Latin laqueus. Doublet of lasso.

Used in a sentence

  • c. 1620, Francis Bacon, letter of advice to Sir George Villiers Our English dames are much given to the wearing of very fine and costly laces.
  • your laces are untied, do them up!
  • The king had ſnared been in loues ſtrong lace, [...]

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Shoe-tying cord4 letters
02Shoe fastener4 letters

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