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Valenciennes

[ vuh-len-see-enz; French va-lahn-syen ]

noun

  1. a city in N France, SE of Lille.
  2. Also called Valenciennes lace,. Textiles.
    1. a flat bobbin lace of linen, worked in one piece with the same thread forming the ground and the motif.
    2. a cotton imitation of it.


Valenciennes

1

/ ˌvælənsɪˈɛn /

noun

  1. a flat bobbin lace typically having scroll and floral designs and originally made of linen, now often cotton
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


Valenciennes

2

/ valɑ̃sjɛn /

noun

  1. a town in N France, on the River Escaut: a coal-mining and heavy industrial centre. Pop: 41 278 (1999)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Valenciennes1

named after Valenciennes ², where it was originally made
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Example Sentences

Meanwhile, standing out from the collection was one lingerie-style black dress made of Chantilly and Valenciennes lace.

The dividing line of these two portions may be taken as a line running through Valenciennes and Maubeuge.

A single railway line connects it on the north with Tournai and (p. 054) on the south with Valenciennes.

I (p. 064) selected the new line from Jerlain (south-east of Valenciennes) eastwards to Maubeuge.

In Tournay alone five thousand at one time had been seen attending the sermons, and not many less in Valenciennes.

The fate of Valenciennes, towards which all eyes had been turned, was a warning to the other towns which had similarly offended.

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