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POINT LACE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does point lace mean? 

POINT LACE (noun)
  The noun POINT LACE has 1 sense:

1. lace worked with a needle in a buttonhole stitch on a paper patternplay

  Familiarity information: POINT LACE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


POINT LACE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Lace worked with a needle in a buttonhole stitch on a paper pattern

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

needlepoint; point lace

Hypernyms ("point lace" is a kind of...):

lace (a delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns)


 Context examples 


"Shouldn't wonder if she drove six white horses, ate off gold plate, and wore diamonds and point lace every day. Teddy thinks nothing too good for her," returned Jo with infinite satisfaction.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)



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