Definition of shoelace
: a lace or string for fastening a shoe
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While Harden was tying his shoe, Liggins reached down to pull a shoelace away.
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One day, my very young daughter crawled up and started playing with his shoelaces.
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Almost 70 years later, in 1938, Yankees baseball super-star Lou Gehrig began having trouble on the field and with simple tasks like tying his shoelaces, according to the ALS Association.
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Most tantalizing of all: fragments of a shoe--a heel, partial sole and brass shoelace eyelet--apparently from a woman's blucher oxford, size 9.
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Prior to that, of course, the doctor was telling Randy what all to get ready: boil a pair of new shoelaces, boil some scissors.
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Pull the two twists into a single knot in the back, like the first step in tying a shoelace.
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Spray Bitterapple for Cats (available at pet stores) on the shoelaces.
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The lacing, once fragile cotton, like shoelaces, is now made of an extruded polyvinyl chloride, which is more durable.
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First Known Use of shoelace
circa 1647
SHOELACE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of shoelace for English Language Learners
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: a long, thin material like a string that is used for fastening a shoe
SHOELACE Defined for Kids
Definition of shoelace for Students
: a lace or string for fastening a shoe
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