Lace, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Laced p. pr. & vb. n. Lacing ]
 1. To fasten with a lace; to draw together with a lace passed through eyelet holes; to unite with a lace or laces, or, figuratively. with anything resembling laces.
    When Jenny's stays are newly laced.   --Prior.
 2. To adorn with narrow strips or braids of some decorative material; as, cloth laced with silver.
 3. To beat; to lash; to make stripes on. [Colloq.]
    I'll lace your coat for ye.   --L'Estrange.
 4. To add something to (a food or beverage) so as to impart flavor, pungency, or some special quality; as, to lace a punch with alcohol; to lace the Kool-Aid with LSD. [Old Slang]
 5. To twine or draw as a lace; to interlace; to intertwine.
    The Gond . . . picked up a trail of the Karela, the vine that bears the bitter wild gourd, and laced it to and fro across the temple door.    --Kipling.


 Laced a.
 1. Fastened with a lace or laces; decorated with narrow strips or braid. See Lace, v. t.
 2. Decorated with the fabric lace.
    A shirt with laced ruffles.   --Fielding.
 Laced mutton, a prostitute. [Old slang]
 Laced stocking, a strong stocking which can be tightly laced; -- used in cases of weak legs, varicose veins, etc. --Dunglison.

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 laced
      adj 1: closed with a lace; "snugly laced shoes" [syn: tied] [ant:
              unlaced]
      2: edged or streaked with color; "white blossoms with
         purple-laced petals"
      3: having alcohol added; "a cup of brandy-laced coffee"; "he
         drank too much of the spiked punch" [syn: spiked]
      4: trimmed or decorated with lace