point lace

American  

noun

1. lace made with a needle rather than with bobbins; needlepoint.

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point lace British  

noun

1. Also called: needlepoint.  lace made by a needle with buttonhole stitch on a paper pattern Compare pillow lace

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Other Word Forms

• point-laced
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of point lace

First recorded in 1655–65

Example Sentences

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point lace

The bride," they read, "wore a gown of white satin trimmed with old rose point lace and cut with a court train.

From Time Magazine Archive

From a small explosion of tulle between her ears, a train of point lace fully six inches long flowed down behind her.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck

“Shouldn’t wonder if she drove six white horses, ate off gold plate, and wore diamonds and point lace every day. Teddy thinks nothing too good for her,” returned Jo with infinite satisfaction.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

Renaissance.—A modern point lace, whose patterns are made of narrow braid, and united by bars or filling of different kinds.

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

And with a whimsical gesture he pointed to the satin hangings of his bed, the rich point lace coverlet, and to his own very elaborate and elegant robe de chambre.

From Petticoat Rule by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness