VALENCIENNES


Meaning of VALENCIENNES in English

və|len(t)sē|en(z) sometimes |valənsē|en(z) or |valən|sēnz noun

also valenciennes lace

Usage: usually capitalized V

Etymology: from Valenciennes, industrial city of northern France

: a fine bobbin lace having a ground with a square or diamond-shaped mesh which is plaited rather than twisted and a pattern made together with the ground and of the same kind of thread

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