Mechlin lace

American  

noun

1. a fine bobbin lace with raised cord, originally made in Mechlin.

2. a similar lace made by machine.

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Mechlin lace British  

noun

1. Also called: malines.  bobbin lace made at Mechlin, characterized by patterns outlined by a heavier flat thread

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Etymology

Origin of Mechlin lace

First recorded in 1690–1700; after Mechlin

Example Sentences

Jacques arrays his forces, and gracefully smooths his Mechlin lace cravat.

From The Youth of Jefferson A Chronicle of College Scrapes at Williamsburg, in Virginia, A.D. 1764 by Anonymous

But the cut of his Mechlin lace ruffles was more to the Macaroni than his country’s future.

From A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 by Travis, Stuart

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 Brame, Charlotte M.

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

Mr. Vernon had delicately wiped his face with a handkerchief of Mechlin lace.

From The Passionate Elopement by MacKenzie, Compton