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Definition of Yak lace

Yak lace
Yak Yak (y[a^]k), n. [Thibetan gyag.] (Zo["o]l.) A bovine mammal (Po["e]phagus grunnies) native of the high plains of Central Asia. Its neck, the outer side of its legs, and its flanks, are covered with long, flowing, fine hair. Its tail is long and bushy, often white, and is valued as an ornament and for other purposes in India and China. There are several domesticated varieties, some of which lack the mane and the long hair on the flanks. Called also chauri gua, grunting cow, grunting ox, sarlac, sarlik, and sarluc. Yak lace, a coarse pillow lace made from the silky hair of the yak.

Meaning of Yak lace from wikipedia

- Yak lace refers to a co**** bobbin lace in the guipure manner, typically made from wool. It was mainly made in Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire...
- categories, needlelace and bobbin lace,: 122  although there are other types of lace, such as knitted or crocheted lace. Other laces such as these are considered...
- lace – often has the 8 pointed Maltese cross as part of the pattern Yak lace – made of wool Cantu Lace—also called Venetian Pointe lace Genoese lace –...
- Chantilly lace is a handmade bobbin lace named after the city of Chantilly, France, in a tradition dating from the 17th century. The famous silk laces were...
- Ipswich lace is a historical fashion accessory, the only known American hand-made bobbin lace to be commercially produced. Centered in the coastal town...
- Irish lace has always been an important part of the Irish needlework tradition. Both needlepoint and bobbin laces were made in Ireland before the middle...
- Crochet lace is an application of the art of crochet. Generally it uses finer threads and more decorative styles of stitching, often with flowing lines...
- Needle lace is a type of lace created using a needle and thread to create hundreds of small stitches to form the lace itself. The origins of needle lace date...
- lace is a style of Irish lace. It was originally developed in mid-nineteenth century Ireland as a method of imitating expensive Venetian point laces....
- Filet lace is the general word used for all the different techniques of embroidery on knotted net (or in French broderie sur filet noué). It is a hand...