亚洲网紅露点

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lacing

[ ley-sing ]

noun

  1. the act of a person or thing that laces.
  2. a trimming of lace or braid.
  3. a beating or thrashing.
  4. a small amount of alcoholic liquor or any other substance added to food or drink.
  5. a lace used for fastening, as in a shoe or corset.
  6. Building Trades, Engineering. any member or members, as a batten plate or steel bars, uniting the angles or flanges of a composite girder, column, or strut.
  7. Also called lacing course. Masonry.
    1. a course of brick in a wall of rubble.
    2. a bond course in a rowlock arch.
  8. Nautical. any light line for fastening a sail, awning, or other cloth.


lacing

/ 藞濒别瑟蝉瑟艐 /

noun

  1. a course of bricks, stone, etc, for strengthening a rubble or flint wall
  2. another word for lace lace
  3. informal.
    a severe beating (esp in the phrase give someone a lacing )
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of lacing1

Middle English word dating back to 1350鈥1400; lace, -ing 1
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Skaters are lacing up their customized Stacy Adams boots, which are fully equipped with fiberglass wheels.

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Tillman, by the way, is fantastic here 鈥 moving and undulating along with the instrumentalists, lacing the music's joy with the character's menace.

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He saw 32 pitches, lacing several hits to the gaps and to right field, but none left the park.

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Whether you鈥檙e lacing up your hiking boots or hitting the downhill trails, any day outdoors should start with a proper breakfast.

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The veteran preparing for his 14th season has a way of lacing his critiques with playful satire that hits his intended target.

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