Definitions
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- adjective of clothing Fastened with a
lace . - adjective of a film Fixed in the
sprockets of theprojector . - adjective idiomatic
Restrained ;uptight . - adjective informal Ready for a fight (and numerous derived shades of meaning).
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Examples
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The tourists in neater shorts, looking prim and Midwestern in denim blues and whites, short white socks, laced-up shoes.
For the Sake of the Boy Ramola D 2011
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He wears camouflage trousers and laced-up boots and a worn black T-shirt with the sleeves cut off, the phrase REBEL: PUNK AND SKIN PRIDE, ANTI-FASCISTS on front.
Down and Delirious in Mexico City Daniel Hernandez 2011
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Every few meters along the perimeter, imposing Mexican guards stand wearing cocked berets, navy trousers tucked into laced-up combat boots, and heavy fatigue vests.
Down and Delirious in Mexico City Daniel Hernandez 2011
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Every few meters along the perimeter, imposing Mexican guards stand wearing cocked berets, navy trousers tucked into laced-up combat boots, and heavy fatigue vests.
Down and Delirious in Mexico City Daniel Hernandez 2011
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Every few meters along the perimeter, imposing Mexican guards stand wearing cocked berets, navy trousers tucked into laced-up combat boots, and heavy fatigue vests.
Down and Delirious in Mexico City Daniel Hernandez 2011
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He wears camouflage trousers and laced-up boots and a worn black T-shirt with the sleeves cut off, the phrase REBEL: PUNK AND SKIN PRIDE, ANTI-FASCISTS on front.
Down and Delirious in Mexico City Daniel Hernandez 2011
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There was the day he got spooked by a rattlesnake, fell and broke his ankle he spent the next few weeks jogging with a laced-up boot.
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He wears camouflage trousers and laced-up boots and a worn black T-shirt with the sleeves cut off, the phrase REBEL: PUNK AND SKIN PRIDE, ANTI-FASCISTS on front.
Down and Delirious in Mexico City Daniel Hernandez 2011
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Monáe's quiff comes loose a few times, disrupting the impression of a laced-up asexual dominatrix with her funk on.
Janelle Monáe 2010
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I thought the ballet shoes were a laced-up corset left over from Valentine's day!
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