point d'Angleterre

[ French pwan dahn-gluh-ter ]

noun

1. a bobbin lace in which the design is worked out with either a needle or bobbin.

Word History and Origins

Origin of point d'Angleterre¹

1860–65; < French: English stitch

Example Sentences

For instance, "Spanish Point" and "Point d'Espagne" have been misapplied to Italian laces, in the same way that "Point d'Angleterre" has been misapplied to Brussels lace.

From Project Gutenberg

Among these are Point d'Angleterre, called such for mistaken reasons only, as it is not point lace nor made in England; and Duchesse, a name of comparatively recent date, though the style itself is of earlier origin, and was called "Guipure fa�on Angleterre."

From Project Gutenberg

Surely no other man in France would have stood silent beside her, under the spell of her dazzling glances, with such a picture before him as Madame la Marquise, in her azure silk and her point d'Angleterre, with her diamond pendants shaking among her hair, and her arched eyebrows lifted imperiously!

From Project Gutenberg

D'un linceuil de point d'Angleterre Que l'on recouvre sa beaut� ...

From Project Gutenberg

Flemish laces may be studied in typical examples of Mechlin, Point d'Angleterre, Application, etc.

From Project Gutenberg