Associations to the word «Lacing»

Wiktionary

LACING, verb. Present participle of lace
LACING, noun. That with which something is laced.
LACING, noun. The tied laces that form a netlike pattern.
LACING, noun. A beating as punishment; a hiding.

Dictionary definition

LACING, noun. A small amount of liquor added to a food or beverage.
LACING, noun. A cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment).
LACING, noun. The act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras