† love-lacen.1
Obsolete. rare.
1. The snare or tyranny of love.
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the mind > emotion > love > amorous love > [noun] > fetters of love
love benda1300
love-lacec1330
love-knotc1400
c1330 (?a1300) Arthour & Merlin (Auch.) (1973) 2251 He was nomen wiþ loue las.
2. A girdle given as a love-token.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > belt or sash > types of > worn around waist
girdlec1000
seynta1350
ceintec1386
senturea1400
love-lacec1400
girdinga1425
cinglec1430
seynturec1460
cenglea1492
waist1550
waist-girdle1553
centure1562
zone1608
cummerbund1616
cincture1667
waist-belt1672
centurine1696
faja1841
ceinture1856
crios1899
c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) 2438 Quen pryde schal me pryk for prowes of armes, Þe loke to þis luf-lace schal leþe my hert.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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