Definitions
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- noun The
fastening of ashoe with alace .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Then a rope, on the principle of a shoelace, is run through the eyelets, and on the principle of a shoelacing the man is laced in the canvas.
Chapter 7 2010
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Then a rope, on the principle of a shoelace, is run through the eyelets, and on the principle of a shoelacing the man is laced in the canvas.
Chapter 7 1915
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"No," answered Rebecca, shaking her head decidedly; "I wanted to use ribbons, because all the other girls did, and they looked so pretty, but I used to tie my essays with twine strings on purpose; and the one on solitude I fastened with an old shoelacing just to show it what I thought of it!"
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"No," answered Rebecca, shaking her head decidedly; "I wanted to use ribbons, because all the other girls did, and they looked so pretty, but I used to tie my essays with twine strings on purpose; and the one on solitude I fastened with an old shoelacing just to show it what I thought of it!"
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin 1889
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The world of shoelacing has a clear expert: Ian Fieggen, author of shoelacing techniques.
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Perhaps Ian’s shoelacing methods webpage can help.
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If you’re like me, then the aesthetics of proper shoelacing is something you give a tremendous amount of thought to every time you buy a new pair of shoes.
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