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

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

“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

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

Thus, at nineteen, she migrated to Fichtkampen; became mother of a son; danced, rode, made point lace, played patience, and waited for the advent of the hero whom the cards promised her.

From The Undying Past by Sudermann, Hermann

Cordover.—A kind of filling used in the pattern of ancient and modern point lace.

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