Alençon lace
Save This Word!
noun
Also called point d'Alençon. a delicate needlepoint lace having a solid design outlined with twisted yarn on a background of hexagonal mesh.
a machine reproduction of this lace, with a cordlike outline.
QUIZ
CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?
There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?
Question 1 of 7
Which sentence is correct?
Origin of Alençon lace
First recorded in 1855–60
Words nearby Alençon lace
Alembert, Alembert, d', alembic, alembicated, Alençon, Alençon lace, Alene, leopard cannot change its spots, a, aleph, aleph-bet, aleph-null
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
British Dictionary definitions for Alençon lace
Alençon lace
noun
an elaborate lace worked on a hexagonal mesh and used as a border, or a machine-made copy of this
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