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Webster 1913 Edition
Lacing
La′cing
(lā′sĭng)
, Noun.
1.
The act of securing, fastening, or tightening, with a lace or laces.
2.
A lace;
specifically
(Mach.)
, a thong of thin leather for uniting the ends of belts.
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.
Waddell.
Webster 1828 Edition
Lacing
LAC'ING
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