Meaning

6 senses
  1. That with which something is laced.

    A light lacing of rum goes into the cake batter.

    A light lacing of paracord binds the pack together.

  2. The tied or threaded laces that form a netlike pattern.

  3. A beating as punishment; a hiding.

  4. Lagging, or cross-pieces placed to prevent ore from falling into a passage.

  5. The cords by which the boards of a book are fastened to the back.

  6. The knee of the head, or lace-piece, a piece of compass or knee timber secured to the back of the figurehead.

More definitions
  • 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

Forms

plural: lacings
Singularlacing
Plurallacings

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

7 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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