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Definition of Alencon lace

Alencon lace
Lace 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, usually one passing through eyelet or other holes, and used in drawing and holding together parts of a garment, of a shoe, of a machine belt, etc. His hat hung at his back down by a lace. --Chaucer. For striving more, the more in laces strong Himself he tied. --Spenser. 2. A snare or gin, especially one made of interwoven cords; a net. [Obs.] --Fairfax. Vulcanus had caught thee [Venus] in his lace. --Chaucer. 3. A fabric of fine threads of linen, silk, cotton, etc., often ornamented with figures; a delicate tissue of thread, much worn as an ornament of dress. Our English dames are much given to the wearing of costlylaces. --Bacon. 4. Spirits added to coffee or some other beverage. [Old Slang] --Addison. Alencon lace, a kind of point lace, entirely of needlework, first made at Alencon in France, in the 17th century. It is very durable and of great beauty and cost. Bone lace, Brussels lace, etc. See under Bone, Brussels, etc. Gold lace, or Silver lace, lace having warp threads of silk, or silk and cotton, and a weft of silk threads covered with gold (or silver), or with gilt. Lace leather, thin, oil-tanned leather suitable for cutting into lacings for machine belts. Lace lizard (Zo["o]l.), a large, aquatic, Australian lizard (Hydrosaurus giganteus), allied to the monitors. Lace paper, paper with an openwork design in imitation of lace. Lace piece (Shipbuilding), the main piece of timber which supports the beak or head projecting beyond the stem of a ship. Lace pillow, & Pillow lace. See under Pillow.
Alencon lace
Alencon lace A`len`[,c]on" lace" See under Lace.

Meaning of Alencon lace from wikipedia

- Alençon lace (UK: /ˈælənsɒn, æˈlɒ̃sɒ̃/, US: /əˈlɛnsɒn, -sən/) or point d'Alençon (French: [pwɛ̃ dalɑ̃sɔ̃]) is a needle lace that originated in Alençon...
- Sarthe. In the seventeenth century, Alençon was chiefly noted for its lace called point d'Alençon. Today, Alençon is home to a prosperous plastics industry...
- his reign lace, particularly the delicate Alençon and Argentan varieties, was extremely po****r as court dress. The frontange, a tall lace headdress,...
- Aertex Alençon lace Antique satin Argentan lace Argentella lace Bafta cloth Baize Ballistic nylon Barathea Barkcloth Batik Batiste Battenberg lace Bedford...
- variant, Alençon lace. A distinctive feature of Argentan point lace is the "bride picotée", which may have originated from early Venetian lace-making techniques...
- at Alençon. A correspondent of the French Ministry of Education, she published studies on topics related to her hometown, such as the Alençon lace, the...
- Russian lace Idrija lace Schneeberg lace – since about 1910 Milanese lace Hinojosa lace Peasant lace The advent of machine-made lace at first pushed lace-makers...
- Alençon, France, where she died on January 12, 1677. She is the inventor of the "point d'Alençon", or Alençon lace. Marthe Barbot grew up in Alençon with...
- consecrated to God. She later decided to become a lacemaker, manufacturing Alençon lace. She fell in love with the watchmaker Louis Martin in 1858 and married...
- Kelly was made of taffeta, pale pink in color, covered by cream-colored Alençon lace, designed as a "****ed bodice with high rounded collar and a flared skirt"...