shoelace

noun

shoe·​lace ˈshü-ˌlās How to pronounce shoelace (audio)
: a lace or string for fastening a shoe

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Inside each figure – in the chest, near the heart – Lowenstein placed a plastic bag containing a memento of the person who died: including a shoelace, a sock, an earring and photos. Faith Karimi, CNN, 23 Feb. 2025 Sabalenka couldn’t get the half-volley off her shoelaces and over the net. Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025 The shoelaces varied in length and were brown or black. Judy Holmes, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025 When Swiatek did break and served for the match at 6-5, Keys found a clutch forehand winner into the postage stamp and a return deep to Swiatek’s shoelaces to turn the game and earn a double fault that sent the match into a 10-point tiebreak. Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shoelace

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1647, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of shoelace was circa 1647

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“Shoelace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoelace. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.

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shoelace

noun
shoe·​lace -ˌlās How to pronounce shoelace (audio)
: a lace or string for fastening a shoe

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