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point lace

noun

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


point lace

noun

  1. lace made by a needle with buttonhole stitch on a paper pattern Also calledneedlepoint Compare pillow lace
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • point-laced adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of point lace1

First recorded in 1655–65
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Example Sentences

From a small explosion of tulle between her ears, a train of point lace fully six inches long flowed down behind her.

“Shouldn’t wonder if she drove six white horses, ate off gold plate, and wore diamonds and point lace every day. Teddy thinks nothing too good for her,” returned Jo with infinite satisfaction.

And there, behind her chair, is faithful Yates—in rustling black silk, with kerchief of real point lace.

As a result, the work is characterized by a closeness, firmness and evenness not equaled in any other point lace.

Another style forms upon the summit of the head, advancing a little in front, "à la Marie Stuart," having three papillons of Brussels point lace, divided with pink ribbons.

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