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Alençon|alɑ̃sɔ̃|
[The name of a town in the department of Orne, north-western France.]
Applied attrib. and absol. to a lace made originally at Lonray near Alençon, a hand-made print lace of point de France. Cf. point d'Alençon s.v. point n.3 b.
1853Morning Post 31 Jan. 5/2 Mlle Palmyre is making 20 full dresses:—one is in white brocade..one of blue velvet, ornamented with Alençon lace. 1865F. B. Palliser Hist. Lace xiii. 171 A few observations remain to be made respecting the dates of Alençon point. Ibid. 172 France..has no rival in her points of Alençon and her white blondes, or her black silk laces. To begin with Alençon, the only French lace not made on the pillow. 1872Young Englishwoman Oct. 541/2 Under sleeves of grey satin, with white satin creves, are finished off with deep upturned Alençon lace cuffs. 1953M. Powys Lace & Lace-Making ix. 143 The Empress Eugenie was married to Napoleon III in the finest Point d'Alencon lace... It is said that ‘Her Alencons dazzled the eye!’ 1977H. Fast Immigrants i. 68 She changed into a dressing gown of pale blue velvet and Alençon ruffled lace. |