What is the meaning of Lacing?

present participle and gerund of lace

That with which something is laced.

The tied or threaded laces that form a netlike pattern.

A beating as punishment; a hiding.

Lagging, or cross-pieces placed to prevent ore from falling into a passage.

The cords by which the boards of a book are fastened to the back.

The knee of the head, or lace-piece, a piece of compass or knee timber secured to the back of the figurehead.

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