SHOELACE
NOUNS
1440 — LATCHET a shoelace; a thong used to fasten a shoe → obs.
1703 — THWANG the tie of a shoe → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1790 — THUNK a leather boot-lace → Eng. dial.
1876 — TANG the pointed end of a shoe-lace → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1902 — LEATHER-TWANG a leather shoelace → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
Lexicophilia 