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English Dictionary: laced by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
laced
adj
  1. closed with a lace; "snugly laced shoes" [syn: laced, tied]
    Antonym(s): unlaced, untied
  2. edged or streaked with color; "white blossoms with purple- laced petals"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Laced \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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lace \Lace\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Laced} ([be]st); 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. --Shak.
  
                     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. --Shak.
  
      3. To beat; to lash; to make stripes on. [Colloq.]
  
                     I'll lace your coat for ye.               --L'Estrange.
  
      4. To add spirits to (a beverage). [Old Slang]
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