straight laces
straight laces is the plural of straight lace.
Meaning of straight lace
Noun
straight lace (countable and uncountable, plural straight laces)
- A form of lace in which the ground and figures are both formed by the same thread.
- Furthermore, the two sides of a straight lace are usually almost indistinguishable although, occasionally, tallies (see Plate 268) are worked over the surface on the right side.2001, Heather Toomer, Antique Lace: Identifying Types and Techniques, page 17
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see straight, lace.
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- What is straight laces the plural of?
- Straight laces is the plural of straight lace.
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