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‖ vrai réseau|vrɛ rezo| [Fr., = true net.] The fine net ground used in making Brussels lace; also, any net ground for lace made by needle or bobbins as opposed to machine. Cf. réseau 1.
1865F. B. Palliser Hist. Lace vii. 104 It is the fineness of the thread which renders the real Brussels ground (vrai réseau) so costly. 1900E. Jackson Hist. Hand-Made Lace vii. 58 The ground was of the vrai réseau, or needle-point mesh, now seldom seen. 1953M. Powys Lace & Lace-Making iv. 29 This specimen has the Fond Rond which was used just before and contemporary with the Vrai Réseau de Valenciennes which is a diamond mesh. 1973G. Pond Introd. Lace iii. 28 Old Brussels lace is of fine texture and rich in design..It was often made..in separate sprays sewn on net, which in the earlier days was hand-made and known as ‘Vrai réseau’ to distinguish it from the machine-made net. |