Lacings [noun]

To fasten the cover over the load, Neil had to take off his fur mittens to handle the stiffened lacings, and frosted four fingers.

"Grandma isn't my parent," thought Dotty, tugging away at her boot-lacings.

Through the lacings of the leaves, the great sun seemed a flying shuttle weaving the unwearied verdure.

Up the spire, behind the lacings of stone, zigzagging in and out of the carved tracings, squirms the fire.

Not a single nail enters into their construction, all the planks being held together by cords or lacings.

As soon as Theseus had trained Sciron to stand in the proper position, he bade him stoop to undo the lacings of his boots.

With it went a middy blouse, with white lacings at the neck, and white stars on the sleeves.

The lacings are then cut, and the meat is served up; it has an excellent flavor, far surpassing that of the domestic turkey.

And only two hooks in all these lacings—the rest eyelets, eyelets.

Look well to your shoe lacings, advised Holly to his crowd of athletes.