shoelace(n = noun.artifact) shoe lace, shoe string, shoestring - a lace used for fastening shoes;
is a kind of lace, lacing
is a part of shoe
has parts: aglet, aiglet
a length of cord for tying the upper parts of a shoe together. Commercial shoelaces usually come in different lengths, and have each end confined in a narrow plastic tube for convenience in inserting the cords through the holes in a shoe upper. Also called
shoelace, n. a cord for lacing up shoes.