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bootlace

[ boot-leys ]

noun

  1. a long, strong lace used to fasten a boot.
  2. British. a shoelace.


bootlace

/ ˈbuːtˌleɪs /

noun

  1. a strong lace for fastening a boot
“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of bootlace1

First recorded in 1930–35; boot 1 + lace
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Example Sentences

Near the great skull her right bootlace, getting loose, nearly tripped her.

Yes, my young friend, when I stooped to tie up that bootlace of mine I was inspecting feet.

The tie they prefer is a black bootlace; if not, it is bound to be of the most tasteless colour and pattern you can think of.

And she bent down—to pick up the coin, to fumble at her bootlace, and to cover her furious blush.

Can't Reggie and I capture the bootlace man and stick red-hot needles into him till he confesses?

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