shoelace

noun

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

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Mickey’s shoelaces also need to be tied, so little ones can boost their fine motor skills in preparation for preschool or daycare. Pamela Brill, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025 Such as especially the case with sneakers, which can be cobbled together from as many as 60 wholly disparate parts, each designed to coddle, protect or perform, from leather uppers to EVA midsoles to the individual metal eyelet through which a cotton or polyester shoelace can be braced and secured. Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 1 Oct. 2025 Advertisement What about shoelaces? Angela Haupt, Time, 25 Aug. 2025 Authorities claim that Alessandro was then suffocated with a pillow and strangled using shoelaces. Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 11 Aug. 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 7 Oct. 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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