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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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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 Nov. 1, 2022

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

Gwyneth Paltrow wore a cat-eye mask made of 19th-century black Chantilly lace from Ms. Colon-Lugo’s extensive collection of vintage materials, which include hatbands, hatpins, faux flowers and ribbons, spilling out of hatboxes and drawers.

From New York Times May 3, 2017

There, in a splendid travelling chariot, in the sweetest bonnet, all trimmed with orange-blossoms and Chantilly lace, sits my Lady Rosa, with old Lord Snowden by her side.

From Roundabout Papers by Thackeray, William Makepeace

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