Also means
lace
Usage Note
Lacet primarily means a shoelace in everyday speech: lacer ses lacets means 'to tie one's laces'. It also describes a tight hairpin bend in a mountain road, so une route en lacets is 'a winding switchback road'. The verb lacer means to lace up.
Examples
"Son lacet est défait depuis ce matin."
Natural Translation
His shoelace has been undone since this morning.
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