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VALENCIENNES LACE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Valenciennes lace mean? 

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

1. a type of bobbin lace with floral patternsplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


VALENCIENNES LACE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A type of bobbin lace with floral patterns

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Valenciennes; Valenciennes lace

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

bobbin lace; pillow lace (a handmade lace worked on a pillow with threads wound on bobbins; the pattern is marked out on the pillow by pins)


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