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shoelacing

shoelacing noun: the fastening of a shoe with a lace.

Noun

shoelacing (uncountable)

  1. The fastening of a shoe with a lace.
    • 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.2011, Robert G. Mayer, Embalming: History, Theory, and Practice, 5th edition, page 473

Origin of shoelacing

From shoe + lacing.

Questions about shoelacing

What does shoelacing mean?
Shoelacing means the fastening of a shoe with a lace.
What part of speech is shoelacing?
Shoelacing is a noun.

Words near shoelacing in the dictionary

  1. shoelace formula
  2. shoelace tie
  3. shoelace ties
  4. shoelaced
  5. shoelaces
  6. shoelacing
  7. shoeleather
  8. shoeless
  9. shoelessly
  10. shoelessness
  11. shoelike

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