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bootlace

American  
[boot-leys] / ˈbutˌleɪs /

noun

  1. a long, strong lace used to fasten a boot.

  2. British. a shoelace.

bootlace British  
/ ˈbuːtˌleɪs /

noun

  1. a strong lace for fastening a boot

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Etymology

Origin of bootlace

First recorded in 1930–35; boot 1 + lace

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

A bootlace, tip fraying, stretched out long for a stem.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

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