Noun
a lace used for fastening shoes
Source: WordNetDelinquent 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