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91Brussels lace — Brussels Brus sels, n. A city of Belgium, giving its name to a kind of carpet, a kind of lace, etc. [1913 Webster] {Brussels carpet}, a kind of carpet made of worsted yarn fixed in a foundation web of strong linen thread. The worsted, which alone …
92flat point — noun or flat point lace 1. : needle point lace with flat designs instead of raised or padded designs 2. : bobbin made lace in contrast to needlepoint lace …
93alençon lace — noun see alençon * * * 1. Also called point d Alençon. a delicate needlepoint lace having a solid design outlined with twisted yarn on a background of hexagonal mesh. 2. a machine reproduction of this lace, with a cordlike outline. [1855 60] * *… …
94gros point — n. cross stitch embroidery on canvas. Etymology: F (as GROSS, POINT) * * * noun 1. a needlepoint stitch covering two horizontal and two vertical threads • Hypernyms: ↑sewing stitch, ↑embroidery stitch 2. needlepoint embroidery done with large… …
95gros point — /groh poynt /, pl. gros points. 1. a large stitch used in embroidery. Cf. petit point (def. 1), tent stitch. 2. Venetian point lace with raised work and large designs. [1860 65; < F: large point] * * * …
96gros point — [[t]ˈgroʊ ˌpɔɪnt[/t]] n. pl. gros points 1) clo a large stitch used in embroidery 2) tex a type of point lace with raised work and large designs • Etymology: 1860–65; < F: large point …
97Venetian needle lace — ▪ lace French Point De Venise, Venetian lace made with a needle from the 16th to the 19th century. Early examples were deep, acute angled points, each worked separately and linked together by a narrow band, or “footing,” stitched with… …
98Argentan lace — ▪ lace French Point D argentan, lace made at the French town of Argentan from the 17th century, when Louis XIV s minister Jean Baptiste Colbert founded the lace industry. Characteristic of this lace is a net background consisting of a large… …
99Chantilly lace — This article is about the type of lace. For the song, see Chantilly Lace (song). For the film, see Chantilly Lace (film) …
100Brussels lace — is a type of pillow lace that originated in and around Brussels. Brussels. The Oxford English Dictionary . 2nd ed. 1989.] The term Brussels lace has been broadly used for any lace from Brussels, however the term strictly interpreted refers to… …
