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.
Laced a.
1. Fastened with a lace or laces; decorated with narrow strips or braid. See Lace, v. t.
2. Decorated with the fabric lace.
A shirt with laced ruffles. --Fielding.
Laced mutton, a prostitute. [Old slang]
Laced stocking, a strong stocking which can be tightly laced; -- used in cases of weak legs, varicose veins, etc. --Dunglison.
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laced
adj 1: closed with a lace; "snugly laced shoes" [syn: tied] [ant:
unlaced]
2: edged or streaked with color; "white blossoms with
purple-laced petals"
3: having alcohol added; "a cup of brandy-laced coffee"; "he
drank too much of the spiked punch" [syn: spiked]
4: trimmed or decorated with lace