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VALENCIENNES LACE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Valenciennes lace mean?
• VALENCIENNES LACE (noun)
The noun VALENCIENNES LACE has 1 sense:
1. a type of bobbin lace with floral patterns
Familiarity information: VALENCIENNES LACE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A type of bobbin lace with floral patterns
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Valenciennes; Valenciennes lace
Hypernyms ("Valenciennes lace" is a kind of...):
bobbin lace; pillow lace (a handmade lace worked on a pillow with threads wound on bobbins; the pattern is marked out on the pillow by pins)
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