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Meaning of "stay-laces"



 
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Meaning of "stay-laces" #1 (permalink) Fri Jun 23, 2006 3:09 am   Meaning of "stay-laces"		  
Hi teachers

The queen offers colourful stay-laces and laces Snow White up so tight.

What does stay-laces mean?

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Staylaces #2 (permalink) Fri Jun 23, 2006 10:00 am   Staylaces		  
A stay is a corset or a tight piece of underwear women wore in the past.

Staylaces are laces (thin strips of material) used for tying up or fastening corsets.
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Meaning of "stay-laces" #3 (permalink) Tue Aug 05, 2008 9:04 am   Meaning of "stay-laces"		  
Dear Jupiter,
a staylace is used to lace a corset tightly around the waist.
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