Shoelacing

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The fastening of a shoe with a lace. uncountable

    "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."

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"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."

Etymology

From shoe + lacing.

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