point d'Alençon
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of point d'Alençon
1840–50; < French: Alençon stitch
Example Sentences
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But the lace, Mademoiselle Montfort, the point d'Alençon, the Valenciennes, all, I have it safe.
From Fernley House by Barry, Etheldred B. (Etheldred Breeze)
M. Blanc, speaking of the beauty of point d’Alençon, praises it especially as being entirely needlework.
From Needlework As Art by Alford, Marianne Margaret Compton Cust, Viscountess
The letters are worked in point de Bruxelles, point d'Alençon, and dotted Sorrento bars.
From Beeton's Book of Needlework by Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary)
Her point d'Alençon must have spoiled ever so many French girls' eyes.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 119, September, 1867 by Various
This cravat is worked in Sorrento wheels, point d'Alençon bars, and Sorrento edging.
From Beeton's Book of Needlework by Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary)
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