shoelace
noun
shoe·lace ˈshü-ˌlās 
: a lace or string for fastening a shoe
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Though most crucial supplies are readily available in China, including semiconductors, zippers and shoelace rings, importing such materials to facilities outside China can drive up costs. 
Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2022 Do not apply a narrow, constrictive tourniquet such as a belt, shoelace or cord. Miles Blumhardt, USA TODAY, 17 July 2022 Then, Reaves was just a shoelace-skinny point guard, tasked with running Cedar Ridge’s offense. Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2022 Bacon totally tries to jump off the tractor multiple times, but his blatant attempt at cowardice is foiled by a shoelace stuck on one of the gear levers. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 24 Mar. 2022 Caleb found Joshua lying on the floor with a shoelace wrapped tightly around his neck. Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE.com, 17 Mar. 2022 Higgins also notes potential risks of distraction, including a higher likelihood of accidents and injuries—like spilling your water on the machine, not noticing an untied shoelace, or practicing poor form. Amanda Macmillan, Outside Online, 12 Feb. 2015 Police say Quinones, 27, began to strangle the woman with a shoelace. Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com, 6 Jan. 2022 In the 2007 Camry, investigators found a shoe without a lace, a single shoelace in the back seat and strands of hair in the trunk that appeared to match the girl’s hair, authorities said. Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, 4 Dec. 2021 See More
Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2022 Do not apply a narrow, constrictive tourniquet such as a belt, shoelace or cord. Miles Blumhardt, USA TODAY, 17 July 2022 Then, Reaves was just a shoelace-skinny point guard, tasked with running Cedar Ridge’s offense. Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2022 Bacon totally tries to jump off the tractor multiple times, but his blatant attempt at cowardice is foiled by a shoelace stuck on one of the gear levers. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 24 Mar. 2022 Caleb found Joshua lying on the floor with a shoelace wrapped tightly around his neck. Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE.com, 17 Mar. 2022 Higgins also notes potential risks of distraction, including a higher likelihood of accidents and injuries—like spilling your water on the machine, not noticing an untied shoelace, or practicing poor form. Amanda Macmillan, Outside Online, 12 Feb. 2015 Police say Quinones, 27, began to strangle the woman with a shoelace. Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com, 6 Jan. 2022 In the 2007 Camry, investigators found a shoe without a lace, a single shoelace in the back seat and strands of hair in the trunk that appeared to match the girl’s hair, authorities said. Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, 4 Dec. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
circa 1647, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
shoelace
noun
shoe·lace ˈshü-ˌlās
: a lace or string for fastening a shoe
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