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laqueus
Latin · ancient
"a noose, a cord"
a noose, a snare, related to a cord used for tying
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las
Old French · medieval
"a cord, a tie"
carried into French for a cord or tie, later ornamental openwork fabric
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lace
English · 1200s
"delicate ornamental fabric, or a fastening cord"
settled as the English word for delicate openwork fabric, or a fastening cord
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