point coupé
American
[pwan koo-pey]
/ pwɛ̃ kuˈpeɪ /
noun
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Also called cutwork. a process for producing lace in which predetermined threads in the ground material are cut and removed in order to provide open areas for the insertion of ornamental patterns.
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Also called cutwork lace. the lace produced by this process.
Etymology
Origin of point coupé
1860–65; < French: cut point
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