point lace
lace made with a needle rather than with bobbins; needlepoint.
Origin of point lace
1Other 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 AthertonJames 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 WoodA 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 AlfordMrs. Marshall Field, I remember, came in an elaborate point lace shawl, and no hat.
Memoirs of an American Prima Donna | Clara Louise KelloggYou 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
lace made by a needle with buttonhole stitch on a paper pattern: Also called: needlepoint Compare pillow lace
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