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

Mignonette.—A light pillow lace, with an open ground resembling tulle, made in narrow strips.

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

Third, by machinery, when imitations of both point and pillow lace patterns are produced.

From Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades by Dooley, William H. (William Henry)

Mechlin.—A pillow lace originally made at Mechlin, Belgium, and whose special characteristics are the narrow, flat thread, band or cord, which outlines the pattern, and the net ground of hexagonal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

Dunkirk.—A pillow lace made with a flat thread, and whose manufacture was carried on in the districts around Dunkirk, a French seaport, in the seventeenth century.

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

Antwerp.—A pillow lace made at Antwerp, resembling early Alen�on, and whose chief characteristic is the representation of a pot or vase of flowers with which it is always decorated.

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