shoelace
[shoo-leys]
Origin of shoelace
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Examples from the Web for shoelace
Contemporary Examples
Unlike the wrist-only Jawbone Up or Fitbit, the shoelace clip helps it recognize almost any movement.
Amiigo is a wrist and shoelace hardware combo, paired a smartphone app that crunches movement data in the cloud.
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 KillerChristine Pelisek
August 3, 2012
He had hanged himself with 550 cord, an all-purpose green string that looks like a shoelace and can hold 550 pounds.
Historical Examples
Casey nervously undid a shoelace, retieing it with meticulous care.
TerryCharles Goff Thomson
You can thank your lucky stars that your shoelace came untied.
Baseball Joe Around the WorldLester Chadwick
While Urquhart was playing his shoelace became loosened, and he stooped to tie it.
A Holiday in Bed and Other SketchesJ. M. Barrie
Rick balanced on one leg, one hand on Scotty's shoulder, the other hand fumbling with the shoelace on his lifted foot.
The Wailing OctopusHarold Leland Goodwin
She moved impatiently, so that the shoelace slipped out of his hand, and he had to begin all over again.
The Good ComradeUna L. Silberrad
shoelace
- a cord or lace for fastening shoes
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Word Origin and History for shoelace
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