See Also: laced(dictionary)
strait-laced(dictionary)

laced (iou)



laced adjective. LME.
[from LACE verb + -ED1.]
Wearing a necklace. Only in LME.
Of shoes etc.: made to be fastened or tightened with a lace or laces. E16.
Of a plant: entwined with a climbing plant. M16-M17.
Ornamented or trimmed with lace or laces. L16.
Of a drink: mixed with a small quantity of spirits etc. L17.
Marked with streaks of colour. Of a bird: having the edges of the feathers coloured differently from the general surface. M19.
Special collocations: laced mutton slang a prostitute. laced valley Building a valley between the slopes of two adjoining roofs in which the end tile of each row abuts against a tile one and a half times the normal width laid diagonally on the valley board.