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shoelace

[ shoo-leys ]

noun

  1. a string or lace for fastening a shoe.


shoelace

/ ˈʃːˌɪ /

noun

  1. a cord or lace for fastening shoes
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of shoelace1

First recorded in 1640–50; shoe + lace
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The 22-year-old did not play a warm-up tournament before the opening Grand Slam of the season after suffering a back spasm when she bent down to tie a shoelace.

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Raducanu insisted she was "ready to go" in Melbourne after recovering from the back spasm - suffered when she bent down to tie a shoelace - that ruled her out of a season-opening event in Auckland.

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Some wanted business loans; a few asked for shoelaces and showers.

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Then, he tried to hang himself using a shoelace — hours before his father was located, alive and well.

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From the crevice of his ear to the shoelaces on his Converse sneakers, he’s covered entirely in unintentional paint splatters.

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