point lace


noun
  1. lace made with a needle rather than with bobbins; needlepoint.

Origin of point lace

1
First recorded in 1655–65

Other words from point lace

  • point-laced, adjective

Words Nearby point lace

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How to use point lace in a sentence

  • On one side of her sat the elder Mrs. Colton, in black silk with a point-lace collar; a sweet-faced frankly elderly woman.

    Ancestors | Gertrude Atherton
  • James handed his mistress a charming toy of pink moiré antique silk and point lace, mounted on a handle of carved ivory.

    The Shadow of Ashlydyat | Mrs. Henry Wood
  • A collar of fine white human hair was made in point lace stitches at Venice, and worn at his coronation by Louis Quatorze.

    Needlework As Art | Marian Alford
  • Mrs. Marshall Field, I remember, came in an elaborate point lace shawl, and no hat.

    Memoirs of an American Prima Donna | Clara Louise Kellogg
  • You yourself said you never saw such a love of a hat, and my point-lace might be the pride of a princess.

    Hubert's Wife | Minnie Mary Lee

British Dictionary definitions for point lace

point lace

noun
  1. lace made by a needle with buttonhole stitch on a paper pattern: Also called: needlepoint Compare pillow lace

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