lacing

Meanings

1. present participle and gerund of lace

1. That with which something is laced.
2. The tied or threaded laces that form a netlike pattern.
3. A beating as punishment; a hiding.
4. Lagging, or cross-pieces placed to prevent ore from falling into a passage.
5. The cords by which the boards of a book are fastened to the back.
6. The knee of the head, or lace-piece, a piece of compass or knee timber secured to the back of the figurehead.