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Valenciennes lace

noun
1.
A type of bobbin lace with floral patterns.  Synonym: Valenciennes.






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"Valenciennes lace" Quotes from Famous Books



... the nice dresses here I felt regularly unhappy about it, and asked her how much a dress like one Mrs Laurence had would cost. That looked so simple and elegant I thought it wouldn't be costly; but it was India mull and Valenciennes lace, so, of course, I couldn't have it. Then Mrs Brooke said: "Get some muslin to cover the green silk, and wear hops or some white flowers, instead of pink, in your hair, and you will have a pretty suit." Isn't it lovely and becoming?' And Miss Burton surveyed herself ...
— Jo's Boys • Louisa May Alcott



Words linked to "Valenciennes lace" :   pillow lace, bobbin lace, Valenciennes



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