old lace
Speech parts
1. old lace - Noun
2. old lace - Adjective
Meaning
old lace (uncountable)
A off-white colour, like that of old lace.
old lace:
old lace (not comparable)
Of an off-white colour, like that of old lace.
Examples
He began working as a freelance playwright in 1933, completing twelve original plays, of which four were produced on Broadway: There’s Wisdom in WomenArsenic and Old LaceMother of that WisdomArsenic and Old Lace was his masterpiece.
Elvis Jesus and Coca-Cola, God Bless John Wayne, Blast From The Past, Armadillos and Old Lace and two nonfiction books, Drinker With A Writing Problem and Heroes of A Texas Childhood were released in 2011.
The play was later adapted as the Hollywood film "Arsenic and Old Lace" (shot in 1941, released in 1944).
Since its first Broadway production in 1941, Arsenic and Old Lace has become one of the favorite comedies in theatre.