filet lace

noun

1. a square mesh net or lace, originally knotted by hand but now copied by machine.

Word History and Origins

Origin of filet lace¹

1905–10; < French filet net ( Old French file something spun, past participle of filer; file ¹ ) + -et -et

Example Sentences

Four to a dozen tea cloths, of filet lace or drawn work or Russian embroidery, with tiny napkins to match.

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It may be plain linen hemstitched or scalloped, or it may be much embroidered and have mosaic or filet lace.

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This crocheted work, if evenly done in fine thread, is quite suggestive of the Italian filet lace.

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There is some striking filet lace on the various altar-cloths.

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Filet lace came then, sheerly, whole yokes of it for crepe de Chine nightgowns and dainty scalloped edges for camisoles.

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