pillow lace

American  

noun

1. bobbin lace.

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pillow lace British  

noun

1. lace made by winding thread around bobbins on a padded cushion or board Compare point lace

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Etymology

Origin of pillow lace

First recorded in 1855–60

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Example Sentences

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pillow lace

Arras.—A white pillow lace, so called from Arras, in France, the city of its original manufacture.

From Lace, Its Origin and History by Samuel L. Goldenberg

Some early writers after much laborious investigation assert that pillow lace was first made in Flanders.

From Lace, Its Origin and History by Samuel L. Goldenberg

Ypres.—A pillow lace resembling Valenciennes, but sometimes with bolder designs and rather large lozenge or square mesh in the ground; also a type of Valenciennes.

From Lace, Its Origin and History by Samuel L. Goldenberg

Mechlin.—A pillow lace originally made at Mechlin, Belgium, and whose special characteristics are the narrow, flat thread, band or cord, which outlines the pattern, and the net ground of hexagonal mesh.

From Lace, Its Origin and History by Samuel L. Goldenberg

Grammont.—White pillow lace used for shawls and the like.

From Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades by William H. (William Henry) Dooley

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