Mechlin lace
a fine bobbin lace with raised cord, originally made in Mechlin.
a similar lace made by machine.
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How to use Mechlin lace in a sentence
His cuffs would enter a barrel with difficulty, and his chin reposes upon a frill of irreproachable Mechlin lace.
The Youth of Jefferson | J. E. Cooke.Jacques arrays his forces, and gracefully smooths his Mechlin lace cravat.
The Youth of Jefferson | J. E. Cooke.She wore a robe of emerald Genoa velvet, with an open bodice, laced over a chemisette of fine-wrought Mechlin lace.
Eventide | Effie AftonThere was no mistaking it—the veil was of the richest Mechlin lace.
British Dictionary definitions for Mechlin lace
bobbin lace made at Mechlin, characterized by patterns outlined by a heavier flat thread: Also called: malines
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