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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Shoelace

· Shoe·lace · IPA /ˈʃuːˌleɪs/
01 n. a length of cord for tying the upper parts of a shoe together. Commercial shoelaces usually come in different lengths, and have each end c…
  1. 1.
    a length of cord for tying the upper parts of a shoe together. Commercial shoelaces usually come in different lengths, and have each end confined in a narrow plastic tube for convenience in inserting the cords through the holes in a shoe upper. Also called shoestring. Also: shoestring