noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of enlacing, or state of being enlaced; a surrounding with lace or as if with a lace. countable, uncountable

   "Her throat was contracted, her breasts strove against the enlacement of her stays, she was about to weep."

Synonyms

All synonyms

fabricinterlacingintertwininginterweavingknittinglacing

Example

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"Her throat was contracted, her breasts strove against the enlacement of her stays, she was about to weep."

Etymology

From enlace + -ment, or from French?

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