Lacing /(lā"sĭng)/

La·cing

Lacing

n.
  1. The act of securing, fastening, or tightening, with a lace or laces.
  2. A lace; (Mach.)
  3. A rope or line passing through eyelet holes in the edge of a sail or an awning to attach it to a yard, gaff, etc. (Naut.)
  4. A system of bracing bars, not crossing each other in the middle, connecting the channel bars of a compound strut. (Bridge Building)
  5. A quantity of a substance, such as an alcoholic liquor, added to a food or a drink; as, punch with a lacing of rum.
  6. A beating, especially with a lash.