laced

Woven through eyelets

Laced describes something threaded or fastened with laces: laced boots, fingers laced together.

More often, laced means something has been added to a drink or food—typically alcohol, drugs, or poison: coffee laced with whiskey, candy laced with fentanyl.

Figuratively, speech or writing can be laced with humor, irony, or profanity: a tirade laced with obscenities.

intertwined

woven

Interlaced on loom

braidedInterlaced into rope-like form
threadedPassed through an opening
entwinedWrapped around one another

interwoven · crisscrossed · meshed · plaited · knitted · webbed · filigree · latticed · netted · twisted

spiked

drugged

Under chemical influence

adulteratedDiluted with inferior substances
dosedAdministered measured medicine
poisonedMade toxic intentionally

tainted · contaminated · fortified · doctored · surreptitious · slipped · tampered · punch · drink · cocktail

fastened

bootlace

Cord for fastening footwear

eyeletSmall reinforced hole
grommetHole-protecting ring insert
agletShoestring tip covering

crisscross · corset · brogue · sneaker · oxford · tongue · tighten · loosen · threading · hooks

embellished

trimmed

Cut to neaten

edgedHad a border
borderedHad a defined edge
fringedEdged with dangling threads

adorned · decorated · ornate · embroidered · beaded · festooned · filigree · delicate · scalloped · tatted

laced

woven

drugged

bootlace

trimmed

laced

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