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shoe·lace

 (sho͞o′lās′)
n.
A string or cord used for lacing and fastening shoes. Also called shoestring.
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shoelace

(ˈʃuːˌleɪs)
n
(Clothing & Fashion) a cord or lace for fastening shoes
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

shoe•lace

(ˈʃuˌleɪs)

n.
a string or lace for fastening a shoe.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.shoelace - a lace used for fastening shoesshoelace - a lace used for fastening shoes  
aglet, aiglet - metal or plastic sheath over the end of a shoelace or ribbon
lace, lacing - a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)
shoe - footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material
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Translations
رَبَاطُ الـحِذَاءرِباط الحِذاء
tkaničkatkanička do bot
snørebånd
kengännauha
vezice za cipele
cipőfűző
skóreim
靴ひも
구두끈
šnúrka do topánky
vezalka
skosnöre
เชือกผูกรองเท้า
dây buộc giày

shoelace

[ˈʃuːleɪs] Ncordón m, pasador m (Andes)
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

shoelace

[ˈʃuːleɪs] nlacet m (de soulier)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

shoelace

[ˈʃuːˌleɪs] nlaccio (di scarpa), stringa
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

shoe

(ʃuː) noun
1. an outer covering for the foot. a new pair of shoes.
2. (also ˈhorseshoe) a curved piece of iron nailed to the hoof of a horse.
verbpresent participle ˈshoeing: past tense, past participles shod (ʃod) , shoed
to put a shoe or shoes on (a horse etc).
shod (ʃod) adjective
with a shoe or shoes on.
ˈshoelace , (American) ˈshoestring noun
a kind of string or cord for fastening a shoe.
ˈshoemaker noun
a person who makes, repairs, or sells shoes.
on a shoestring
with or using very little money. He has to live on a shoestring.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

shoelace

رَبَاطُ الـحِذَاء tkanička do bot snørebånd Schnürsenkel κορδόνι cordón del zapato kengännauha lacet vezice za cipele laccio da scarpa 靴ひも 구두끈 schoenveter skolisse sznurowadło atacador, cadarço шнурок skosnöre เชือกผูกรองเท้า ayakkabı bağı dây buộc giày 鞋带
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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