shoelace

[ shoo-leys ]

/ ˈʃuˌleɪs /

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noun

a string or lace for fastening a shoe.

RELATED WORDS

thread, cord, tie, rope, thong, band

Nearby words

Origin of shoelace

First recorded in 1640–50; shoe + lace

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Examples 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

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Word Origin and History for shoelace

shoelace

1640s, from shoe (n.) + lace (n.).