laced

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  1. Fastened with a lace or laces; decorated with narrow strips or braid. See Lace, v. t.

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  1. closed with a lace
  2. edged or streaked with color

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  • She said all the media exposure has resulted in several profanity-laced, hateful messages on her personal cell phone. —  WESH.com - Local News
  • Straight-laced, conservative stock-market analyst Miranda Johanson has had a very bad day. —  LIT SOUP
  • Add to this environment the megadoses of pesticide -, toxin -, and antibiotic-laced waste, and the farms create a deadly environment for wild stocks that inhabit the areas. —  Mark's Daily Apple
  • Grease: You're the One That I Want with as much trepidation as Sandy Dumbrowski at a liquor-laced, ear-piercing slumber party. —  Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
  • More nostalgia-laced, psychedelic "dream-wave" from secretive Sirius XMU. —  gorillavsbear.net
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