| 单词 | shoelace |
| 释义 | > as lemmasshoe-lace shoe-lace n. a lace used to fasten a shoe by passing it in and out through eyelet-holes. ΚΠ 1647 H. Hexham Copious Eng. & Netherduytch Dict. A shoe-lace, een schoe-lint, ofte schoe-riem. shoelace shoelace n. a long string of liquorice, sold as confectionery; cf. lace n. 1e. ΚΠ 1921 Berkeley (Calif.) Daily Gaz. 22 Nov. 6/2 Shoe lace licorice, animal crackers,..and other forms of penny candies that children delight in and play with before eating. 1930 N.Y. Times 26 Jan. 8 xx/7 America's licorice industry..delighting its children with ‘shoe-lace’ candy. 1947 E. Berridge Tell it to Stranger (2000) 115 Here, as a schoolgirl, she had chosen among the long shoelaces of licorice, the jelly-babies, the bright spurious cornets. 1975 N.Y. Times 19 Jan. 50 (advt.) You raced to the candy store and spent hours trying to decide between the wax lips, jawbreakers,..and licorice shoelaces. 2014 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 23 Oct. 4 You sound like Adrian Mole being throttled with a liquorice shoelace. < as lemmas |
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