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61 Point De Paris Lace
A cheap, cotton machine-made lace in simple designs. The motifs are leaves and flowers with heavy cord outline. Originally the term denoted a narrow pillow lace made in Paris prior to the Revolution.Dictionary of the English textile terms > Point De Paris Lace
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62 Point Kant Lace
Flemish pillow lace with a net ground, the design running largely to " pot " effects. Also called Pot lace. -
63 Point Lace
Lace made with the needle (see Lace) having some parts of the pattern only slightly raised in relief and united by stitches called Bride picotee. -
64 Puy Lace
The lace made in this town since the 15th century. First the laces were darned netting, then imitation Flanders lace, and now the people make Brussels styles. -
65 Run Lace
Lace made by embroidering with the needle upon a reseau ground. Made extensively in the 18th century (see Bretonne Lace) -
66 Shetland Point Lace
A needle-made lace, produced in Italy from fine Shetland wool for babies' shawls, scarves and other articles that require to be light, but warm. Either white or black yarn is used and the designs are formed of the simplest point lace stitches.Dictionary of the English textile terms > Shetland Point Lace
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67 Swedish Lace
The Wadstena lace was made by Swedish nuns of gold and silver threads knitted together and then plaited into fabric. Cutwork also was made from very early times. Today the only lace made is a coarse torchon made by the peasants in the neighbourhood of the convent of Wadstena, and used solely in Sweden. -
68 Teneriffe Lace
Native-made lace in the Canary Islands, the patterns consist of wheels (see Paraguay Lace) -
69 Torchon Lace
Fine lace, for edges and trimmings, both hand-made and machine-made. It is one of the plainest of bobbin laces and is made by peasants in most European countries. The better quality is of linen thread and the cheaper are of cotton and commonly called " Beggars " or " Bavarian " lace. -
70 Alagoas Lace
A variety of Brazilian bobbin lace made of the Alagoas coarse cotton. -
71 Albissola Lace
An Italian-made lace having small designs formed by bobbin work. -
72 Algerian Lace
A narrow, flat, fancy lace of gold and silver threads used in outlining designs on garments and in fancy work. -
73 All-Over Lace
Any lace having a figure or design repeating all-over the entire width, may be a simple spot, a detached flower or a fancy design. Made in silk and cotton and used for dresses, millinery, etc. -
74 Aloe Lace
A coarse lace made by peasants of Albissola, Italy, from the fibres of the Aloe plant. Mostly used locally, as owing to its gummy character after washing the commercial demand is small. The fabric is also made at Manila. The colour is pale straw and is fairly fast. -
75 Alost Lace
A Belgian hand-made lace similar to the Valenciennes. -
76 Arabian Lace
A narrow curtain lace for edging, etc. The ground work is usually of ecru colour with cords of darker shade. Owing to cheap imitations the real variety is not being made in quantity. -
77 Armenian Lace
A coarse and narrow crochet lace edging, and largely used as an ornament on the dresses of Turkish women. -
78 Arraignee Lace
Lace with spider or cobweb pattern. -
79 Arras Lace
Same as Lille Lace. -
80 Asbestos Lace
A term used sometimes to denote that the lace is non-inflammable, having been chemically treated.
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lace — lace … Dictionnaire des rimes
lacé — lacé … Dictionnaire des rimes
Lace — • The two earliest known specimens of lace worked linen albs are that of St. Francis, preserved at St. Clare s convent, Assisi, and the alb of Pope Boniface VIII, now in the treasury of the Sistine Chapel Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 … Catholic encyclopedia
Lace — is an openwork fabric, patterned with open holes in the work, made by machine or by hand. The holes can be formed via removal of threads or cloth from a previously woven fabric, but more often open spaces are created as part of the lace fabric.… … Wikipedia
Lace — (l[=a]s), n. [OE. las, OF. laz, F. lacs, dim. lacet, fr. L. laqueus noose, snare; prob. akin to lacere to entice. Cf. {Delight}, {Elicit}, {Lasso}, {Latchet}.] 1. That which binds or holds, especially by being interwoven; a string, cord, or band … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lace — Lace, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Laced} ([=a]st); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lacing}.] 1. To fasten with a lace; to draw together with a lace passed through eyelet holes; to unite with a lace or laces, or, figuratively. with anything resembling laces. Shak.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lace — [lās] n. [ME las < OFr las, laz < L laqueus, a noose, snare, trap < IE base * lēk > OE læla, a whip] 1. a string, ribbon, etc. used to draw together and fasten the parts of a shoe, corset, etc. by being drawn through eyelets or over… … English World dictionary
Lace — Lace, v. i. To be fastened with a lace, or laces; as, these boots lace. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lace-up — n [C usually plural] especially BrE a shoe that is fastened with a lace >lace up adj ▪ shiny black lace up shoes … Dictionary of contemporary English
lacé — lacé, ée (la sé, sée) part. passé de lacer. 1° Serré avec un lacet. Corset bien lacé. Une femme lacée. 2° S. m. Lacé, entrelacement de petits grains de verre, dont on orne les lustres … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
lace-up — (adj.) 1831, originally of boots, from LACE (Cf. lace) (v.) + UP (Cf. up) … Etymology dictionary