laceless

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adjective

Without laces.

OriginProto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English lace →
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Meanings

adjectivelaceless (not comparable)
  1. not comparableusuallybasketballsWithout laces.

    1856: Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary, Part III Chapter XI, translated by Eleanor Marx-Aveling He suffered, poor man, at seeing her so badly dressed, with laceless boots, and the arm-holes of her pinafore torn down to the hips; for the charwoman took no care of her.

Origin

  1. Englishlace
  2. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  4. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  5. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  6. Englishlaceless

From lace + -less.

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APA

laceless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laceless

MLA

“laceless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laceless. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “laceless,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laceless.

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