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Definition of Lacing
La´cing Pronunciation: lā´sĭng | n. | 1. | The act of securing, fastening, or tightening, with a lace or laces. | | 2. | (Mach.) A lace; | | 3. | (Naut.) A rope or line passing through eyelet holes in the edge of a sail or an awning to attach it to a yard, gaff, etc. | | 4. | (Bridge Building) A system of bracing bars, not crossing each other in the middle, connecting the channel bars of a compound strut. | | 5. | A quantity of a substance, such as an alcoholic liquor, added to a food or a drink; as, punch with a lacing of rum. | | 6. | A beating, especially with a lash. |
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