lace
/leɪs/noun
उच्चारण लेस
फीता; जाली (कपड़ा)
Basic word
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[U, C]
a delicate material made from threads of cotton, silk, in a pattern of holes; a string that is put through the holes in a shoe and tied
फीता; जाली (कपड़ा)
- shoelaces
- a lace curtain
- Her wedding dress had delicate lace around the sleeves.
+ 2 more examples
- The old table was covered with a lace cloth.
- He pulled the lace tight and tied a double knot.
Synonyms shoestring cord string netting mesh
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[T]
to fasten something with laces; to add a small amount of alcohol, a drug or poison to a drink or food
फीते से बाँधना; मिलाना
- lace your shoes
- The drink was laced with poison.
- She laced her boots tightly before the trek.
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- The cook laced the milk with a little saffron.
- Her coffee had been laced with so much sugar that it was undrinkable.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
lace (noun): uncountable for the cloth
Lace is uncountable for the fabric but countable for shoelaces.
कपड़े के लिए lace uncountable है, पर जूते के फीते के लिए countable।
- The curtains were made of white lace.
- He tied the laces of his shoes.
lace + sth up / lace sth with sth
As a verb, lace up means to tie; lace with means to add something, often alcohol or poison.
Verb के रूप में lace up का अर्थ बाँधना है; lace with का अर्थ कुछ मिलाना है, प्रायः शराब या ज़हर।
- Lace up your boots before the trek.
- The drink was laced with poison.
lace + noun
As a modifier: lace collar, lace curtain, lace shawl.
Modifier के रूप में: lace collar, lace curtain, lace shawl।
- She wore a lace shawl over her sari.
lace (figurative)
Laced with can be used figuratively for a speech or remark that has an underlying quality.
Laced with का प्रयोग लाक्षणिक रूप से किसी भाषण या टिप्पणी में छिपी विशेषता के लिए हो सकता है।
- His speech was laced with humour.
+Collocations 5
adjective + lace
delicatefinewhiteantiquehandmadeblack
- Her grandmother kept a piece of handmade lace.
verb + lace
tieuntieloosentightenknotthread
- The boy knelt to tie his shoelace.
lace + noun
curtaincollarshawltableclothedgingtrim
- The wedding gown had a lace trim.
laced with + noun
poisonhumourironysugaralcohol
- The tea was laced with ginger and cardamom.
shoe + lace
whiteleatherflatroundfrayed
- His frayed shoe lace snapped during the match.
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- The nurse tightened the laces of the boy's shoes.
नर्स ने लड़के के जूतों के फीते कस दिए।
- Lace making is a famous craft in Narsapur, Andhra Pradesh.
आंध्र प्रदेश के नरसापुर में lace बनाना एक प्रसिद्ध शिल्प है।
- Radhika's dupatta had a border of white lace.
राधिका के दुपट्टे की किनारी सफ़ेद lace की थी।
- The coffee was laced with a little cardamom.
कॉफ़ी में थोड़ी इलायची मिली हुई थी।
- He double-knotted his laces before the race.
दौड़ से पहले उसने अपने फीतों में दो गाँठें लगाईं।
- The bride's veil was edged with delicate white lace from Lucknow.
दुल्हन के घूँघट का किनारा लखनऊ की नाज़ुक सफ़ेद lace से सजा था।
- Rohan stopped on the footpath to tie his lace.
रोहन फुटपाथ पर रुककर अपना फीता बाँधने लगा।
- Someone laced his tea with sleeping pills, and he fell asleep at once.
किसी ने उसकी चाय में नींद की गोलियाँ मिला दीं और वह तुरंत सो गया।
- She learnt to make lace from her grandmother in a small town.
उसने एक छोटे शहर में अपनी दादी से lace बनाना सीखा।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ He laced up his shoes with tightly.
✓ He laced up his shoes tightly.
Tightly is an adverb and needs no preposition before it.
'Tightly' adverb है और इसके पहले preposition नहीं लगता।
?Which word?
Keep apart lace (a string; delicate cloth) and lease (a contract to rent property).
Lace (फीता; नाज़ुक कपड़ा) और lease (संपत्ति किराये का अनुबंध, पट्टा) को अलग रखिए।
§Grammar and usage
Usage, asked often: laced with (containing a small amount of something, often harmful: 'food laced with poison'; also 'a speech laced with humour').
प्रयोग अक्सर पूछा जाता है: laced with (थोड़ी मात्रा में किसी चीज़ से युक्त, प्रायः हानिकारक: 'food laced with poison'; 'a speech laced with humour' भी)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Shoelace, lace up.
Collocations: shoelace (जूते का फीता), lace up।