pillow lace

American  

noun

1. bobbin lace.

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pillow lace British  

noun

1. lace made by winding thread around bobbins on a padded cushion or board Compare point lace

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Etymology

Origin of pillow lace

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

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pillow lace

Arras.—A white pillow lace, so called from Arras, in France, the city of its original manufacture.

From Lace, Its Origin and History by Goldenberg, Samuel L.

The distinction between needle-point and bobbin-made, or pillow lace, is also illustrated by the solid part of the pattern, and also the ground of the former.

From Lace, Its Origin and History by Goldenberg, Samuel L.

Mechlin.—A pillow lace originally made at Mechlin, Belgium, and whose special characteristics are the narrow, flat thread, band or cord, which outlines the pattern, and the net ground of hexagonal mesh.

From Lace, Its Origin and History by Goldenberg, Samuel L.

She can see a little, though everything is dim, and the lace it is knitted,—not pillow lace, like some,—and she can make her fingers go, oh, so quickly!

From Amy in Acadia A Story for Girls by Reed, Helen Leah

Plaited.—A pillow lace of simple geometrical design, often made of strong and stiff strands, such as gold thread or fine braid.

From Lace, Its Origin and History by Goldenberg, Samuel L.