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shoelace

Noun

Meaning

a lace used for fastening shoes

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Delinquent style is timeless. Real trouble doesn't walk around with a ponytail. It doesn't have a Mohawk or special shoelace patterns. Real trouble has a bad complexion and a Windbreaker. David Sedaris

An untied shoelace can be dangerous,' he said. 'I could have tripped.' She stared at him. A moment dragged by. 'I'm joking,' he said at last. She relaxed. 'Really?' 'Absolutely. I would never have tripped. I'm far too graceful. Derek Landy

I've never owned an actual trail-running shoe myself, but maybe I should. My favorite paths are fraught with peril, much of it skulking at shoelace level. A rock, a root, an errant pine cone. Wham, and you're down, choking in dust and picking pebbles from wounds in your forearms and knees. Don Kardong

A bubble-gum-pink radio tower stands over the umbilical length of shoelace it emerged from, exquisite in its lifelike precision and troubling in its tininess; a good sneeze, it seems, could bring it crashing down. Source: Internet

Only, with his shoelace snagged, Duffy couldn’t get up. Source: Internet

There is even a wildland firefighter replacing a melted shoelace with paracord. Source: Internet

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