Mechlin lace
Americannoun
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a fine bobbin lace with raised cord, originally made in Mechlin.
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a similar lace made by machine.
noun
Etymology
Origin of Mechlin lace
First recorded in 1690–1700; after Mechlin
Example Sentences
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The very long and very lovely neck makes one follow in thought the hollow of the nape and the slope of the shoulders vanishing in a snowy cloud of Mechlin lace.
From The Choice of Life by Georgette Leblanc
“Warranted to be of gentle manners,” I murmured, brushing again at the Mechlin lace of my coat.
From A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 by Stuart Travis
The best known kind was an imitation of Mechlin lace.
From Lace, Its Origin and History by Samuel L. Goldenberg
"I know you did, Jeeves," I said, laughing down from lazy eyelids and nicking a speck of dust from the irreproachable Mechlin lace at my wrists.
From Right Ho, Jeeves by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
At first she held back, burying her hand in the old Mechlin lace flounce of her sleeves.
From Visionaries by James Huneker
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