trace

Definition

An act of tracing.

Etymology

From Middle English trace, traas, from Old French trace (“an outline, track, trace”), from the verb (see below).

Example Sentences

• "Your cell phone company can put a trace on your line."
• "Those are the times you write it off, experience / Walk away, and leave no trace / Cause that night, love had no face"
• "There are traces of chocolate around your lips."