shoelacing

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noun

The fastening of a shoe with a lace.

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Meanings

nounshoelacing (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe fastening of a shoe with a lace.

    To ensure a tight fit, the material was drawn together in the back of the body by a kind of lacing not unlike present-day shoelacing.

    2011, Robert G. Mayer, Embalming: History, Theory, and Practice, 5th edition, page 473

Origin

From shoe + lacing.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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