Alençon lace

noun

1. Also called point d'Alençon. a delicate needlepoint lace having a solid design outlined with twisted yarn on a background of hexagonal mesh.
2. a machine reproduction of this lace, with a cordlike outline.

Alençon lace

noun

1. an elaborate lace worked on a hexagonal mesh and used as a border, or a machine-made copy of this

Word History and Origins

Origin of Alençon lace¹

First recorded in 1855–60