belace

English

Etymology

be- +‎ lace

Verb

belace (third-person singular simple present belaces, present participle belacing, simple past and past participle belaced)

1. (transitive) To fasten, as with a lace or cord.
2. (transitive) To cover or adorn with lace.
   • 1648, Joseph Beaumont, “(please specify the canto number)”, in Psyche: Or Loves Mysterie, […], London: […] George Boddington, […], published 1651, →OCLC:

     How to belace and fringe soft Love

3. (transitive, obsolete) To beat with a strap.
   • 1904, Edward Cumberland, Stubs of Time:

     Striped trews belaced with tiny silver bells covered his fat baker-legs

References

“belace”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.