/veuh len'see enz"/ ; Fr. /vann lahonn syen"/ , n.
1. a city in N France, SE of Lille. 43,202.
2. Also called Valenciennes lace, Val, Val lace . Textiles.
a. a flat bobbin lace of linen, worked in one piece with the same thread forming the ground and the motif.
b. a cotton imitation of it.
[ 1710-20, for def. 2 ]