overlace

Etymology

From over- + lace.

verb

  1. To spread over in a crossing pattern.“Yet there they lie, all the highways and paths and trails, running out from before our very feet to overlace the earth, to carry us whither we will, with all their old allurement […]”
  2. To lace excessively.“Do not leave sections to become travel stained. Do not overlace, the judge will think you are hiding something.”