belace

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. To fasten as with a lace or cord.
2. To adorn with lace.
3. To beat; whip.
4. An error (by misprint or confusion with belace) in Bailey and subsequent dictionaries for belage or belay. See belage.

Wiktionary

1. v. transitive To fasten, as with a lace or cord.
2. v. transitive To cover or adorn with lace.
3. v. transitive To beat with a strap.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. v. obsolete To fasten, as with a lace or cord.
2. v. obsolete To cover or adorn with lace.
3. v. obsolete To beat with a strap. See Lace.