See Also: protide(medicine)
protide(dictionary)
lace(1)(dictionary)
lace(2)(dictionary)
lace(encyclopedia)
Lace(medicine)
lace-up(dictionary)
lace 2, verb(dictionary)
Chantilly lace(encyclopedia)
tawdry lace(dictionary)

lace 1, noun (oh) and protide (iou)


lace 1, noun (oh)



[Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old French; Origin: laz 'net, string', from Latin laqueus 'trap']
[U] a fine cloth made with patterns of many very small holes
::a handkerchief trimmed with lace
::lace curtains
heel, upper, toe, lace, lining, sole
[C usually plural] a string that is pulled through special holes in shoes or clothing to pull the edges together and fasten them

protide (iou)



protide noun. rare. M20.
[French, formed as PROTEIN + -IDE.]
Biochemistry. A protein, peptide, or amino acid.
pro'tidic adjective M20.