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a fine bobbin lace with raised cord, originally made in Mechlin.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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She wore a robe of emerald Genoa velvet, with an open bodice, laced over a chemisette of fine-wrought Mechlin lace.
From Eventide A Series of Tales and Poems by Effie Afton
Mr. Vernon had delicately wiped his face with a handkerchief of Mechlin lace.
From The Passionate Elopement by Compton MacKenzie
"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
Lady Lanswell received this urgent note just as she was sipping her chocolate, luxuriously robed in a dressing-gown of silk and softest velvet, a pretty morning-cap of finest Mechlin lace on her head.
From A Mad Love by Charlotte M. Brame
Engageantes of India muslin, with two rows of Mechlin lace, one above the other.
From The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851 by Various
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