point de gaze

[ French pwan duh gahz ]

noun

1. a needlepoint lace in which delicate floral designs are sewn onto a net ground.

Word History and Origins

Origin of point de gaze¹

1900–05; < French: gauze stitch

Example Sentences

The result does not in all respects equal the softness and richness of the early lace, but if Point de Gaze seems thin and loose in comparison, and if the patterns seem less ideally beautiful, nevertheless the later work has a unique lightness and delicacy to which the earlier lace did not attain.

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Point de Gaze differs, however, from the finest old needle-point in certain respects, partly necessitated by modern taste in design, and partly from the need of great economy in labor costs.

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Point de Gaze is the result of an attempt of the Brussels lacemakers to return to the best early traditions of needle-point.

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Point de Gaze is costly, but it has the reputation of appearing "worth its money" to which few other laces of the present day can aspire.

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The early Flemish laces cannot be traced to any particular town, but Brussels early obtained a reputation for the production of the soft, elegant laces which are variously known as "Real old Brussels," "Point d'Angleterre," "Point d'Aiguille," and "Point de Gaze."

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