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inlace

inlace verb: to work in, as in lacework; to embellish with work resembling lace.

Verb

inlace (third-person singular simple present inlaces, present participle inlacing, simple past and past participle inlaced)

  1. To work in, as in lacework; to embellish with work resembling lace.
  2. To enlace.
    • O let these armes inlace thee1614, Phineas Fletcher, Sicelides

Forms of inlace

third-person singular presentinlaces
present participleinlacing
past participleinlaced
pastinlaced

Origin of inlace

From in- + lace. Compare Old English enlacen (“to entangle, involve”), Old French enlacier, French enlacer. See lace, and compare enlace.

Questions about inlace

What does inlace mean?
Inlace means to work in, as in lacework; to embellish with work resembling lace.
What part of speech is inlace?
Inlace is a verb.
What is the past tense of inlace?
The past tense of inlace is inlaced.

Words near inlace in the dictionary

  1. inky cap
  2. inky caps
  3. inky-dinkies
  4. inky-dinky
  5. INLA
  6. inlace
  7. inlaced
  8. inlaces
  9. inlacing
  10. inlaid
  11. inlamb

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