point d'Angleterre

American  

[pwan dahn-gluh-ter] / pwɛ̃ dɑ̃ gləˈtɛr /

noun

1. a bobbin lace in which the design is worked out with either a needle or bobbin.

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Etymology

Origin of point d'Angleterre

1860–65; < French: English stitch

Example Sentences

Her entire gown was of point d'Angleterre over cream satin, with a court train of the same lace.

From Time Magazine Archive

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 stitches, as here indicated, are point d'Angleterre rosettes, and point de fillet, with small "spiders" on the latter.

From The Art of Modern Lace Making by The Butterick Publishing Co.

The outer tips of the wings are filled in with Raleigh bars, while similar bars, point de Bruxelles stitches and a point d'Angleterre rosette complete the lower wings.

From The Art of Modern Lace Making by The Butterick Publishing Co.

Sorrento bars are also used in some of the long leaf-like spaces, while in a few of the circular spaces point d'Angleterre rosettes are introduced.

From The Art of Modern Lace Making by The Butterick Publishing Co.