lace

• A large illustrated catalogue was propped against an antique satin-padded chair, over which she draped a suspender belt in French lace. —  Helen Bianchin - The Wedding Ultimatum
• In the opinion of some authorities, the English word lace comes from the Latin word licina_, signifying the hem or fringe of a garment; others suppose it derived from the word laces_, which appears in Anglo-Norman statutes, meaning braids which were used to unite different parts of the dress. —  The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866
• You and yours make war on the gentlemen who fetch brandy and lace from the French coast And followers of the Pretender," said Hilary sharply I accept your correction, my boy--and followers of his most gracious majesty King Charles Edward Stuff!" —  In the King's Name The Cruise of the "Kestrel"
• The shell has only one structure down the center, thereby insuring that the halves come out whole An ornamental known as the lace-leaf walnut is very hardy here, doesn't winter kill at all but so far has not borne any nuts. —  Northern Nut Growers Association Thirty-Fourth Annual Report 1943
• At Tranquil Vale she paused to tie up her boot-lace, and, satisfying herself that Bassett was still in pursuit, set off again She went on a couple of miles farther, until turning the sharp corner of a lane she took a seat on the trunk of a tree that lay by the side and waited for him to come up. —  Salthaven

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