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ˈpoint ˈlace
[f. point n.1 A. 32 + lace n. 6.]
Lace made with the needle on a parchment pattern, as distinguished from that made with bones or bobbins on a pillow. Also attrib.
1672Lond. Gaz. No. 736/4 A Lawn Pocket handkerchief,..laced round with a fine Point lace about 4 fingers broad. 1714Fr. Bk. of Rates 41 Furniture for Beds of raised Point-Lace, &c. 6 per Cent. ad valorem. 1775Mrs. Harris in Priv. Lett. Ld. Malmesbury (1870) I. 311 Mrs. Howard had a point-lace trimming that cost 500 l. 1881A. Lang Library 65 The..pattern of the gilding resembles the Venetian point-lace. 1882A. S. Cole in Encycl. Brit. XIV. 184/1 Drawn and cut works were ancient forms of embroidery which directly developed into point lace.
Hence point-laced a., adorned with point lace.
1665Intelligencer 5 June II. 402 Six Handkerchers,..one point-laced set on Tiffany. |