Chantilly lace

British  

noun

1. (sometimes not capital) a delicate ornamental lace

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Example Sentences

Anyone partial to Julian Fellowes dramas will find, in time for the second season of “The Gilded Age,” ballroom-hushing silk and velvet dresses by the House of Worth and requisite accessories from Chantilly lace fans to the feathery swoosh of a hat ornament known as an aigrette.

From New York Times

A sequel to “Chantilly Lace,” Linda Yellin’s 1993 Showtime movie shot with an improvised script about a group of longtime friends and starring Lindsay Crouse, Jill Eikenberry, Martha Plimpton, Ally Sheedy, Talia Shire, Helen Slater and JoBeth Williams, “Chantilly Bridge” reunites most of the ensemble cast for a reunion story set years after the first film.

From Washington Post

Toward the end, the show races from the 19th to the 21st centuries, starting with the especially delicate Chantilly lace — a bobbin-lace made of very fine silk thread — that originated in the French town of the same name.

From New York Times

It had a bodice made of Chantilly lace and included “hand-placed organza petals along the bodice and cascading into the skirt,” according to the brand.

From Seattle Times

What appears to be fine Chantilly lace emerges at the throat and cuffs, and he sports black satin breeches and white silk stockings.

From Los Angeles Times