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lacet

shoelace

noun lah-SEH Rare

Origin: Old French laz 'noose, snare'

Also means

lace

Usage Note

Lacet primarily means a shoelace in everyday speech: lacer ses lacets means 'to tie one's laces'. It also describes a tight hairpin bend in a mountain road, so une route en lacets is 'a winding switchback road'. The verb lacer means to lace up.

Examples

"Son lacet est défait depuis ce matin."

Natural Translation

His shoelace has been undone since this morning.

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