point coupé

American  

[pwan koo-pey] / pwɛ̃ kuˈpeɪ /

noun

1. 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.

2. Also called cutwork lace.  the lace produced by this process.

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Etymology

Origin of point coupé

1860–65; < French: cut point

Example Sentences

Nouveaux pourtraicts de point coupé et dantelles en petite moyenne et grande forme, nouvellement inventez et mis en lumière.

From Project Gutenberg

Proceed we to the— “Ouvrages de point Coupé,” of which there are thirty-six.

From Project Gutenberg