lacings

plural of lacing
1
as in cables
a length of braided, flexible material that is used for tying or connecting things stopped briefly to tighten the lacing on his shoe

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as in braids
a length of something formed of three or more strands woven together the lacing on the uniform gives it a smart look

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Noun
  • The vehicles have been designed to reduce troop exposure by automating dangerous roles like laying fiber-optic communication cables.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Instead, climbers take a via ferrata set—two large carabiners that attach to the harness with a shock absorber—then clip these carabiners to the safety cables.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This dress-up set includes Wednesday's iconic dress and long braids, Thing, a belt, and tights.
    Katrina Cossey, Parents, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Smith, who is a global ambassador for Dior Beauty, sat front row at the spring/summer 2026 womenswear show—alongside fellow ambassadors Anya Taylor-Joy and Blackpink's Jisoo—wearing head-to-toe Dior and a high, multi-layered updo that began with braids and ended in a perky pile of waves.
    Kara Nesvig, Allure, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • It is interwoven with ultra-thin conductive wires less than a millimeter in diameter.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
  • But Edison’s bulb was just one piece of a much more complicated system that included an efficient dynamo – the powerful machine that generated electricity – plus a network of underground wires and new types of lamps.
    Ernest Freeberg, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The key difference between the styles is in how the eyelets and laces are designed.
    Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Woven lace-up sneakers could also be seen, as well as metallic gold shoes with interweaving straps, a pointed-toe shoe with a version of a T-strap, moccasin-esque shoes with laces and more styles.
    Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The scratching posts are lined with sistal ropes for scratching and sharpening claws while the rest areas are soft and warm, perfect for an afternoon siesta.
    Christine Persaud, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Farther east, Amsterdamse Bos is a forest three times larger than Central Park, with lots of trails and wildlife spotting—and even a ropes-and-zip line course.
    Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Lacings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lacings. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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