From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Lace \Lace\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Laced ([=a]st); p. pr. & vb.
n. Lacing.]
1. To fasten with a lace; to draw together with a lace passed
through eyelet holes; to unite with a lace or laces, or,
figuratively. with anything resembling laces. --Shak.
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When Jenny's stays are newly laced. --Prior.
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2. To adorn with narrow strips or braids of some decorative
material; as, cloth laced with silver. --Shak.
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3. To beat; to lash; to make stripes on. [Colloq.]
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I'll lace your coat for ye. --L'Estrange.
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4. To add something to (a food or beverage) so as to impart
flavor, pungency, or some special quality; as, to lace a
punch with alcohol; to lace the Kool-Aid with LSD. [Old
Slang]
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5. To twine or draw as a lace; to interlace; to intertwine.
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The Gond . . . picked up a trail of the Karela, the
vine that bears the bitter wild gourd, and laced it
to and fro across the temple door. --Kipling.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Lacing \La"cing\ (l[=a]"s[i^]ng), n.
1. The act of securing, fastening, or tightening, with a lace
or laces.
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2. A lace; specifically (Mach.), a thong of thin leather for
uniting the ends of belts.
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3. (Naut.) A rope or line passing through eyelet holes in the
edge of a sail or an awning to attach it to a yard, gaff,
etc.
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4. (Bridge Building) A system of bracing bars, not crossing
each other in the middle, connecting the channel bars of a
compound strut. --Waddell.
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5. A quantity of a substance, such as an alcoholic liquor,
added to a food or a drink; as, punch with a lacing of
rum.
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6. A beating, especially with a lash.
[PJC] Laciniae