ALENÇON LACE


Meaning of ALENÇON LACE in English

1. Also called point d'Alençon . a delicate needlepoint lace having a solid design outlined with twisted yarn on a background of hexagonal mesh.

2. a machine reproduction of this lace, with a cordlike outline.

[ 1855-60 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .