laceˈ-leaf see lattice-leaf under lattice

laceˈ-man noun

A dealer in lace

laceˈ-paper noun

Paper stamped or cut like lace

laceˈ-pillˈow noun

A cushion held on the knees by lacemakers, on which the lace is worked

laceˈ-up noun

A boot or shoe tied with a lace

adjective

Fastened with a lace or laces

laceˈwing noun

The golden-eye, a type of green or brown insect with two pairs of gauzy wings and brilliant golden eyes, which feeds on aphids, etc

lacing course noun

An arrangement of bricks built into a structure to strengthen it

lacy glass or lace glass noun

An early form of pressed glass with a lacy design

lace into (informal)

1. To reprimand (someone)
2. To consume (something) with great appetite or vigour.

lattice /latˈis/

1. A network of crossed laths or bars, also called lattˈicework
2. Anything of a similar pattern
3. A window with small, esp diamond-shaped panes set in lead, also called lattice window
4. The geometrically regular, three-dimensional arrangement of fissionable and non-fissionable material in an atomic pile
5. The regular arrangement of atoms in crystalline material
6. A system of lines for position-fixing overprinted on a navigational chart
7. A partially-ordered set in which any two elements have a least upper bound and a greatest lower bound (mathematics)
8. A space lattice (qv)

1. To form into open work
2. To provide with a lattice

lattˈice-bridge noun

A bridge of lattice-girders

lattice energy noun (chem)

Energy required to separate the ions of a crystal from each other to an infinite distance

lattˈice-girdˈer noun

A girder composed of upper and lower members joined by a web of crossing diagonal bars

lattˈice-leaf noun

The lace-leaf or ouvirandra (Aponogeton fenestrale), a water plant of Madagascar with leaves like open latticework

red lattice (Shakespeare)

The sign of an alehouse