How to say "lace" in Japanese

• レース
  nounThe loanword for lace as a material: the decorative openwork fabric used in clothing, curtains and the like. This is the word you want for the fabric sense of 'lace'.
  メアリーは毎晩まいばんレースを編あんでいる。↗

  Mary crochets lace every night.
• もうる
  nounA rare word for lace or a lacing braid, usually written in kana alone. For the fabric sense of 'lace' this is seldom the word you want, and you will rarely need it.
• 味をつけるあじをつける
  expression, ichidan verbA verb meaning to season or flavour food; it covers 'lace' only when you add something to a drink, as with whisky. It is not a word for lace fabric.
  魚さかなに塩しおとこしょうで味あじをつけた。↗

  I seasoned the fish with salt and pepper.

Use 「レース」 for lace as a fabric, 「味をつける」 for the verb sense of lacing a drink with whisky, and 「もうる」 only for the rare lace-or-lacing-braid word you will seldom need.

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• レースlace
• もうるlace
• 味をつけるあじをつけるto season (e.g. with salt)