lace-up
[
leys
-uhp]
/ˈleɪsˌʌp/
noun
1.
anything that laces up, especially a boot with shoelaces that lace up from the vamp to the top of the boot.
adjective
2.
having a lace that is laced up as a closure:
a lace-up blouse.
Origin
1830-40;
noun and adj. use of verb phrase
lace up
British Dictionary definitions for
lace up
lace up
verb
1.
(
transitive, adverb
) to tighten or fasten (clothes or footwear) with laces
adjective
2.
(of footwear) to be fastened with laces
noun
3.
a lace-up shoe or boot
Word Origin and History for
lace up
lace-up
adj.
1831, originally of boots, from
lace
(v.) +
up
.