blur vs lacing

blur

noun
  • Something that appears hazy or indistinct 

  • A smear, smudge or blot 

verb
  • To cause imperfection of vision in; to dim; to darken. 

  • To become indistinct. 

  • To transfer the input focus away from. 

  • To smear, stain or smudge. 

  • To make indistinct or hazy, to obscure or dim. 

adj
  • In a state of doubt or confusion. 

lacing

noun
  • That with which something is laced. 

  • Lagging, or cross-pieces placed to prevent ore from falling into a passage. 

  • The cords by which the boards of a book are fastened to the back. 

  • The knee of the head, or lace-piece, a piece of compass or knee timber secured to the back of the figurehead. 

  • A beating as punishment; a hiding. 

  • The tied or threaded laces that form a netlike pattern. 

How often have the words blur and lacing occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )