ˈlace-pieceShipbuilding. [? f. lace n. 4 + piece.] The part of the prow of a wooden vessel above the cut-water and behind the figure-head. Also called lacing(see lacing vbl.n. 3 d). 1874Thearle Nav.Archit. 64 The main rails extended generally from the catheads to the lace piece.