Bootlace
a long, strong lace used to fasten a boot.
British. a shoelace.
Historical Examples
A Dog with a Bad Name Talbot Baines Reed
Rich Relatives Compton Mackenzie
A Dog with a Bad Name Talbot Baines Reed
Aliens William McFee
The Riddle of the Mysterious Light Mary E. Hanshew
The Ball and The Cross G.K. Chesterton
A Traitor’s Wooing Headon Hill
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, January 28, 1914 Various
The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes Israel Zangwill
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, June 3, 1914 Various
noun
a strong lace for fastening a boot
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