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Chantilly lace

British  

noun

  1. (sometimes not capital) a delicate ornamental lace

"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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Smith said he used plenty of suede, printed leathers, terry cloth and Chantilly lace for the line, opting for a colour palette of white, camel, black, burgundy and blue.

From Reuters • Sep. 10, 2021

Melania earned rave reviews for everything from flowers to food to fashion, wearing a black Chantilly lace Chanel haute couture gown in a nod to her French guests.

From The Guardian • May 7, 2018

A hyacinth boater was also heading to the luncheon, as was a gold Chantilly lace fascinator with feathers from the hatter’s own peacock, which lives on her brother’s farm in Puerto Rico.

From New York Times • May 3, 2017

That vision translated into ruffled sweetheart necklines, fur-belted shift dresses, Chantilly lace details, sheer, swallow printed silks, and fur- or bead-trimmed high heels.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2015

The lower part of the pelisse, as well as the sleeves, is encircled with four rows of Chantilly lace, surmounted with rows of narrow velvet or watered ribbons, forming a pretty heading.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, January, 1851 by Various