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‖ cinq trous|sɛ̃k tru| [Fr., = five holes.] A form of mesh in certain makes of lace in which openings are set alternately in quincunx form.
1882Caulfeild & Saward Dict. Needlework 80. 1902 Mrs. Bury Palliser's Hist. Lace 213 The fillings introduced into the flowers and other ornaments in Chantilly lace are mesh grounds of old date, which, according to the district where they were made, are called vitré, mariage, and cinq what are called inside, circles, while he keeps on; and finally trous. 1908N. H. Moore Lace Book 155. 1960 H. Hayward Antique Coll. 72/1 Cinq trous, term used to describe the ground found in some Flemish lace in which the threads crossing to form the mesh left five small holes. |