guipure

[ gi-pyoor; French gee-pyr ]

noun,plural gui·pures [gi-pyoorz; French gee-pyr]. /gɪˈpyʊərz; French giˈpür/.
  1. any of various laces, often heavy, made of linen, silk, etc., with the pattern connected by brides rather than by a net ground.

  2. any of various laces or trimmings formerly in use, made with cords or heavy threads, metal, etc.

Origin of guipure

1
1835–45; <French, equivalent to guip(er) to cover or whip with silk, etc. (<Germanic; see wipe, whip) + -ure-ure

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How to use guipure in a sentence

  • M. Blanc also considers that there is but a slight transition between embroidery and guipure, which he says was the first lace.

    Needlework As Art | Marian Alford
  • Lucille's dress of light blue faille silk, garnished with pearls and guipure lace, was very becoming.

    The Harris-Ingram Experiment | Charles E. Bolton
  • She wore a pink crepon dressing-gown, with cream guipure lace at the neck and wrists.

    A Duet | Arthur Conan Doyle
  • The great ladies paid fifty louis a yard for guipure, and then ran carelessly through the woods with these transparent dresses.

    The Conspirators | Alexandre Dumas (Pere)
  • A gorgeous coverlet, all trimmed with rich guipure lace, falls from the corners of the cradle in splendid rich folds.

British Dictionary definitions for guipure

guipure

/ (ɡɪˈpjʊə) /


noun
  1. Also called: guipure lace any of many types of heavy lace that have their pattern connected by brides, rather than supported on a net mesh

  2. a heavy corded trimming; gimp

Origin of guipure

1
C19: from Old French guipure, from guiper to cover with cloth, of Germanic origin; see wipe, whip

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