lacing

Verb

• Present participle of lace

Noun

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