bootlace

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US/ˈbutˌleɪs/

noun

A long lace for fastening boots.

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Meanings

nounbootlace (plural bootlaces)

plural bootlaces

  1. A long lace for fastening boots.
  2. A long, thin, chewy confectionery, typically with liquorice or fruit flavour.

Origin

From boot + lace.

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Translations

Bulgarian връ́зка за боту́ши
  • връ́зка за боту́ши (vrắzka za botúši)lace for fastening boots
Finnish kengännauha
  • kengännauhalace for fastening boots
German Schnürsenkel
  • Schnürsenkellace for fastening boots
Irish iall (bróige), barriall
  • iall (bróige)lace for fastening boots
  • barrialllace for fastening boots
Italian sogattolo
  • sogattololace for fastening boots
Polish sznurowadło
  • sznurowadłolace for fastening boots
Scottish Gaelic iall, barrall
  • ialllace for fastening boots
  • barralllace for fastening boots
Welsh carrai, las
  • carrailace for fastening boots
  • laslace for fastening boots
Cite this entry
APA

bootlace. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bootlace

MLA

“bootlace.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bootlace. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bootlace,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bootlace.

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