lace
lace1 /leɪs/ ●○○ noun
- [uncountable] a fine cloth made with patterns of many very small holes
- a handkerchief trimmed with lace
- lace curtains
- [countable usually plural] a string that is pulled through special holes in shoes or clothing to pull the edges together and fasten them SYN shoelace
cuff
cuff1 /kʌf/ noun [countable]
- the end of a sleeve
- American English a narrow piece of cloth turned upwards at the bottom of a trouser leg SYN turn-up British English
- an action in which you hit someone lightly on the head with your hand open
- → cuffs
- a wide band of metal, leather, plastic etc, worn around the wrist as decoration
askew
a‧skew /əˈskjuː/ adverb [not before noun]
not quite straight or in the right position
- Matilda ran towards us with her hat askew.
troubadour
trou‧ba‧dour /ˈtruːbədɔː, -dʊə $ -dɔːr, -dʊr/ noun [countable]
- a type of singer and poet who travelled around the palaces and castles of Southern Europe in the 12th and 13th centuries
heron
her‧on /ˈherən/ noun [countable]
- a large bird with very long legs and a long beak, that lives near water