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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 lace /ˈles/
 帶子,系帶,花邊,飾帶(v.)交織,攙和;鞭打,鞭韃,鞭笞;結帶子,系緊

From: Taiwan MOE computer dictionary

 lace
 區帶打孔

From: Network Terminology

 lace
 邊帶打孔

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Lace, v. i. To be fastened with a lace, or laces; as, these boots lace.
 

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Lace n.
 1. That which binds or holds, especially by being interwoven; a string, cord, or band, usually one passing through eyelet or other holes, and used in drawing and holding together parts of a garment, of a shoe, of a machine belt, etc.
    His hat hung at his back down by a lace.   --Chaucer.
 For striving more, the more in laces strong
 Himself he tied.   --Spenser.
 2. A snare or gin, especially one made of interwoven cords; a net. [Obs.]
    Vulcanus had caught thee [Venus] in his lace.   --Chaucer.
 3. A fabric of fine threads of linen, silk, cotton, etc., often ornamented with figures; a delicate tissue of thread, much worn as an ornament of dress.
    Our English dames are much given to the wearing of costly laces.   --Bacon.
 4. Spirits added to coffee or some other beverage. [Old Slang]
 Alençon lace, a kind of point lace, entirely of needlework, first made at Alençon in France, in the 17th century. It is very durable and of great beauty and cost.
 Bone lace, Brussels lace, etc. See under Bone, Brussels, etc.
 Gold lace, or Silver lace, lace having warp threads of silk, or silk and cotton, and a weft of silk threads covered with gold (or silver), or with gilt.
 Lace leather, thin, oil-tanned leather suitable for cutting into lacings for machine belts.
 Lace lizard Zool., a large, aquatic, Australian lizard (Hydrosaurus giganteus), allied to the monitors.
 Lace paper, paper with an openwork design in imitation of lace.
 Lace piece Shipbuilding, the main piece of timber which supports the beak or head projecting beyond the stem of a ship.
 Lace pillow, and Pillow lace. See under Pillow.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Lace, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Laced 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.
    When Jenny's stays are newly laced.   --Prior.
 2. To adorn with narrow strips or braids of some decorative material; as, cloth laced with silver.
 3. To beat; to lash; to make stripes on. [Colloq.]
    I'll lace your coat for ye.   --L'Estrange.
 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]
 5. To twine or draw as a lace; to interlace; to intertwine.
    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.

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 lace
      n 1: a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in
           order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or
           garment) [syn: lacing]
      2: a delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of
         symmetrical patterns
      v 1: spin or twist together so as to form a cord; "intertwine the
           ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope" [syn: intertwine,
            twine, entwine, enlace, interlace] [ant: untwine]
      2: make by braiding or interlacing; "lace a tablecloth" [syn: braid,
          plait]
      3: do lacework; "The Flemish women were lacing in front of the
         cathedral"
      4: draw through eyes or holes; "lace the shoelaces" [syn: lace
         up]
      5: add alcohol beverages [syn: spike, fortify]