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

Other Words From

• point-laced adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of point lace¹

First recorded in 1655–65

Example Sentences

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

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

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A collar of fine white human hair was made in point lace stitches at Venice, and worn at his coronation by Louis Quatorze.

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Mrs. Marshall Field, I remember, came in an elaborate point lace shawl, and no hat.

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You yourself said you never saw such a love of a hat, and my point-lace might be the pride of a princess.

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