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Alençon lace

noun

  1. Also called point d'Alençona 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

“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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Alençon lace1

First recorded in 1855–60
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Example Sentences

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What She Wore The bride wore the Scarlett Gown, designed by Sareh Nouri and made of soft alencon lace with a dramatic chapel train.

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Allison Webb showed an Alençon lace midi dress with an oversize removable bow.

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They were married at St. Patrick’s Cathedral - her in a hand-beaded gown of Alencon lace, him in a morning coat with striped pants and an ascot - and were feted in a reception at the Waldorf-Astoria.

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They were married at St. Patrick’s Cathedral — her in a hand-beaded gown of Alencon lace, him in a morning coat with striped pants and an ascot — and were feted in a reception at the Waldorf-Astoria.

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Full-dress for Home.—The cap is a Louis XV. fanchon of Alençon lace.

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