dentelle

[ den-tel, dahn- ]

noun

1. lace ( def 1 ).
2. a lacelike, tooled pattern used in decorating book covers.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dentelle¹

1840–50; < French: lace, literally, little tooth < Old French dentele, diminutive of dent tooth < Latin dent- (stem of dēns )

Example Sentences

La Veste aussy longue que le Juste au Corps de toile blanche garnie de dentelle ou point.

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Unhappily, in many instances the mechanical dentelle overburdened the work, and gave it a commonplace regularity.

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The sortie de bal which covers the body, is of white cachmere, finished by a deep flounce of dentelle de laine.

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A style of ornament having dentelle border with small birds among the arabesques.

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