Hypertext Webster Gateway: "laced"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Lace \Lace\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Laced} ([=a]st); p. pr. & vb.
n. {Lacing}.]
1. To fasten with a lace; to draw together with a lace passed
through eyelet holes; to unite with a lace or laces, or,
figuratively. with anything resembling laces. --Shak.
When Jenny's stays are newly laced. --Prior.
2. To adorn with narrow strips or braids of some decorative
material; as, cloth laced with silver. --Shak.
3. To beat; to lash; to make stripes on. [Colloq.]
I'll lace your coat for ye. --L'Estrange.
4. To add spirits to (a beverage). [Old Slang]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Laced \Laced\, a.
1. Fastened with a lace or laces; decorated with narrow
strips or braid. See {Lace}, v. t.
2. Decorated with the fabric lace.
A shirt with laced ruffles. --Fielding.
{Laced mutton}, a prostitute. [Old slang]
{Laced stocking}, a strong stocking which can be tightly
laced; -- used in cases of weak legs, varicose veins, etc.
--Dunglison.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
laced
adj 1: closed with a lace; "snugly laced shoes" [syn: {tied}] [ant:
{unlaced}]
2: edged or streaked with color; "white blossoms with
purple-laced petals"
3: having alcohol added; "a cup of brandy-laced coffee"; "he
drank too much of the spiked punch" [syn: {spiked}]
4: trimmed or decorated with lace
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