bootlace

Footwear fastening cord

A bootlace is a lace used to fasten a boot, typically longer and sturdier than a shoelace.

The term extends to anything thin and elongated: bootlace fries, a bootlace tie.

In British slang, on a bootlace means with minimal resources: They ran the campaign on a bootlace.

footwear

eyelet

Small reinforced hole

  • agletShoestring tip covering
  • lacingInterlacing cords through holes
  • tieEqual score, or neckwear

knot · threading · shoe · oxford · brogue · sneaker · tighten · loosen · double knot · bunny ears

material

leather

Tanned animal skin

  • waxedCoated for shine
  • cottonPlant fiber for textiles
  • nylonSynthetic textile polymer

polyester · braided · flat · round · cord · string · rawhide · synthetic · elastic · kevlar

style

color

Visual hue property

customization · swap · decorative · statement · vintage · punk · grunge · dress · casual · matching

figurative

shoestring

Cord for footwear

budget · makeshift · improvised · resourceful · threadbare · scrappy · bootstrapping · frugal · bare-bones · limited

Categories
Opposites
fastening mechanism type

bootlacelaceless

Having no strings

buckle · velcro · zipper · slip-on · elastic

Family

bootlaces

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G