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Lace, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Laced (āst); p. pr. & vb. n. Lacing (?).]
    1. To fasten with a lace; to draw together with a lace passed through eyelet holes; to unite with a lace or laces, or, figuratively. with anything resembling laces.  Shak.

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    When Jenny's stays are newly laced. Prior.

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    2. To adorn with narrow strips or braids of some decorative material; as, “cloth laced with silver”.  Shak.

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    3. To beat; to lash; to make stripes on. [Colloq.]

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    I'll lace your coat for ye. L'Estrange.

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    4. To add something to (a food or beverage) so as to impart flavor, pungency, or some special quality; as, “to lace a punch with alcohol; to lace the Kool-Aid with LSD”. [Old Slang]

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    5. To twine or draw as a lace; to interlace; to intertwine.

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    The Gond . . . picked up a trail of the Karela, the vine that bears the bitter wild gourd, and laced it to and fro across the temple door.  Kipling.

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Lacing (lāˈsĭng), n.
    1. The act of securing, fastening, or tightening, with a lace or laces.

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    2. A lace; specifically (Mach.), a thong of thin leather for uniting the ends of belts.

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    3. (Naut.) A rope or line passing through eyelet holes in the edge of a sail or an awning to attach it to a yard, gaff, etc.

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    4. (Bridge Building) A system of bracing bars, not crossing each other in the middle, connecting the channel bars of a compound strut.  Waddell.

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    5. A quantity of a substance, such as an alcoholic liquor, added to a food or a drink; as, “punch with a lacing of rum”.

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    6. A beating, especially with a lash.

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