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lace

[leys] / leɪs /


NOUN
string used to connect
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I feel his gaze on me again, but this time it’s less razor-sharp, like it’s laced with concern, or maybe pity.

From Literature

The badger laced her claws together and leaned against the trunk that housed Clare’s beautiful glass cap mushrooms.

From Literature

He reached out and stirred the fire, his thin lace sharp with anxiety.

From Literature

His voice was laced with derision, but he spoke low enough that the other worker wouldn’t hear.

From Literature

Now I drift over to the counter displaying boring shirtwaists: rows and rows of white blouses with every imaginable variation of button or no button, lace or pleating.

From Literature