noun
Etymology
Origin of bootlace
Example Sentences
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Mr Bacon said the bootlace was now being forensically-examined for any DNA evidence.
From BBC ● May 10, 2021
A third man’s DNA was on a bootlace, also found in the trash, but he had an alibi.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 14, 2019
Ben untied the bootlace holding the lid in place.
From Nature ● Oct. 4, 2016
"I can never bring you to realise the importance of sleeves," he tells Watson, "the suggestiveness of thumb nails, or the great issues that may hang from a bootlace."
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2012
And nothing is more useful than a bootlace.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
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