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shoelace

[ shoo-leys ]

/ ˈʃuˌleɪs /

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noun

a string or lace for fastening a shoe.

Origin of shoelace

First recorded in 1640–50; shoe + lace

Words nearby shoelace

shoebill, shoeblack, shoebox, shoebrush, shoehorn, shoelace, shoemaker, shoemaker-levy 9, shoepac, shoer, shoeshine

Example sentences from the Web for shoelace

Unlike the wrist-only Jawbone Up or Fitbit, the shoelace clip helps it recognize almost any movement.

Amiigo Tracker Pairs Data With Deadlifts |Gregory Ferenstein |August 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Amiigo is a wrist and shoelace hardware combo, paired a smartphone app that crunches movement data in the cloud.

Amiigo Tracker Pairs Data With Deadlifts |Gregory Ferenstein |August 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
They drove to his home in South Los Angeles and had sex but shortly thereafter, he attempted to strangle her with a shoelace.

Los Angeles Police Pin Old Murders of Three Women on Dead Serial Killer |Christine Pelisek |August 3, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
He had hanged himself with 550 cord, an all-purpose green string that looks like a shoelace and can hold 550 pounds.

Suicidal Soldiers |Elspeth Reeve |May 11, 2009 |DAILY BEAST

Rick balanced on one leg, one hand on Scotty's shoulder, the other hand fumbling with the shoelace on his lifted foot.

The Wailing Octopus |Harold Leland Goodwin
You can thank your lucky stars that your shoelace came untied.

Baseball Joe Around the World |Lester Chadwick
On the driver's seat one's feet were on the shafts and one had a view of every rag and shoelace the harness was patched with.

Rosinante to the Road Again |John Dos Passos
Dr. Quink bent over and tied his shoelace once or twice before he replied.

You Don't Make Wine Like the Greeks Did |David E. Fisher
Casey nervously undid a shoelace, retieing it with meticulous care.

Terry |Charles Goff Thomson

British Dictionary definitions for shoelace

shoelace

/ (ˈʃuːˌleɪs) /

noun

a cord or lace for fastening shoes