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belacing

belacing is the present participle and gerund of belace.

Meaning of belace

Verb

belace (third-person singular simple present belaces, present participle belacing, simple past and past participle belaced)

  1. (transitive) To fasten, as with a lace or cord.
  2. (transitive) To cover or adorn with lace.
    • How to belace and fringe soft Love1648, Joseph Beaumont, “(please specify the canto number)”, in Psyche: Or Loves Mysterie, […], London: […] John Dawson for George Boddington, […], →OCLC
  3. (obsolete, transitive) To beat with a strap.
    • Striped trews belaced with tiny silver bells covered his fat baker-legs1904, Edward Cumberland, Stubs of Time

Questions about belacing

What is belacing the present participle and gerund of?
Belacing is the present participle and gerund of belace.

Words near belacing in the dictionary

  1. belacan
  2. belace
  3. belaced
  4. belaces
  5. belachan
  6. belacing
  7. beladied
  8. beladies
  9. beladle
  10. belady
  11. beladying

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