point d'Angleterre
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of point d'Angleterre
1860–65; < French: English stitch
Example Sentences
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Her entire gown was of point d'Angleterre over cream satin, with a court train of the same lace.
From Time Magazine Archive
Point de Grecque, point d'Angleterre, d'Alençon bars plain and twisted, point de Bruxelles and "spiders" are also used in making this lace, as will be seen from a close inspection of the engraving.
From The Art of Modern Lace Making by The Butterick Publishing Co.
The stitches used in filling in are point de fillet, point de Bruxelles and point d'Angleterre, and Raleigh, Sorrento and d'Alençon bars, and rosettes and "spiders."
From The Art of Modern Lace Making by The Butterick Publishing Co.
The filling-in stitches are d'Alençon and Raleigh bars, point de Venise and point de Bruxelles, and point d'Angleterre rosettes.
From The Art of Modern Lace Making by The Butterick Publishing Co.
Fine point lace braid is used to outline the design, and then rosettes in point d'Angleterre, and "spiders" or small rosettes are made in the openings as represented.
From The Art of Modern Lace Making by The Butterick Publishing Co.
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