point d'Alençon
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of point d'Alençon
1840–50; < French: Alençon stitch
Example Sentences
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En route from Le Mans to Sées we must pass directly through Alençon, famous for its lace, and especially for the sort known as Point d’Alençon.
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Her point d'Alençon must have spoiled ever so many French girls' eyes.
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"Yes," said Hildegarde, "Point d'Alençon; I never saw a more delicate piece."
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Point d'Alencon," said he, "bespeaks no vulgar wearer; and such is this!
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M. Blanc, speaking of the beauty of point d’Alençon, praises it especially as being entirely needlework.
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