belace

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verb

To fasten, as with a lace or cord.

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Meanings

verbbelace (third-person singular simple present belaces, present participle belacing, simple past and past participle belaced)

present singular third person belaces · participle present belacing · participle past belaced · past belaced

  1. transitiveTo fasten, as with a lace or cord.
  2. transitiveTo cover or adorn with lace.

    How to belace and fringe soft Love

    1648, Joseph Beaumont, “(please specify the canto number)”, in Psyche: Or Loves Mysterie, […], London: […] John Dawson for George Boddington, […], →OCLC
  3. obsoletetransitiveTo beat with a strap.

    Striped trews belaced with tiny silver bells covered his fat baker-legs

    1904, Edward Cumberland, Stubs of Time

Origin

From be- + lace.

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APA

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MLA

“belace.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/belace. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “belace,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/belace.

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