单词 | alençon |
释义 | Alençonn. I. Compounds. 1. attributive. Designating a type of fine point lace (point lace n. 2) made originally at Lonray near Alençon, esp. in Alençon lace. Cf. point d'Alençon n. at point n.3 1e. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [adjective] > lace > needle or point > specific Alençon1774 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [noun] > consisting of loops or looped stitches > lace > needle or point > types of point de Venise1668 French point1675 point d'Espagne1676 Alençon lace1774 point de France1774 point-net1829 rose-point1832 point de Paris1840 point d'Alençon1842 point d'Argentan1842 Irish point1851 point d'aiguille1851 point de gaze1863 Venetian point1864 Burano lace1865 Greek lace1865 gros point1865 mermaid's lace1865 point de neige1865 punto a rilievo1865 punto in aria1865 Regency point1865 Venice point1865 point de reprise1872 point russe1872 Greek point1882 hollie point1882 Venetian raised point1882 point de minute1886 point de Sorrentoc1890 1766 Public Ledger 25 June 1/2 (advt.) A large assortment of Mechlin Point, D'Alençon, and French Point Lace.] 1774 Gazetteer & New Daily Advertiser 14 May (advt.) He has laid in a new and elegant assortment of Valenciennes, Argentan and Alencon laces. 1791 Literary & Biogr. Mag. Mar. 165/1 He [sc. C. A. Helvetius] attempted to establish a manufactory of Alençon point lace. 1831 G. Henson Civil Hist. Framework-knitters 302 Alencon ground, (called blonde) is the same mesh as the Buckinghamshire. 1853 Morning Post 31 Jan. 5/2 Mlle Palmyre is making 20 full dresses..one of blue velvet, ornamented with Alençon lace. 1865 F. B. Palliser Hist. Lace xiii. 171 A few observations remain to be made respecting the dates of Alençon point. 1911 Pop. Mech. Apr. 139/1 Handkerchiefs were then made of cambric or lawn and bordered with Venetian or Alencon lace. 1977 H. Fast Immigrants i. 68 She changed into a dressing gown of pale blue velvet and Alençon ruffled lace. 2011 Threads Sewing Guide xiv. 315/2 To stabilize Alençon lace, hand-tack the lace to the underlayer here and there, through the lace motifs. II. Simple uses. 2. Alençon lace; a piece or garment of this. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [noun] > consisting of loops or looped stitches > lace > made or originating in specific place Flanders lace1641 Flandersa1685 Honiton lace1688 Mechlin lace1689 Mechlin1701 Valenciennes lace1717 Valenciennes1801 Malines lace1830 Maltese lace1851 Alençon1857 Maltese1859 Binche1865 Maltese guipure1865 Valc1890 1857 Blackwood's Lady's Mag. & Gaz. July 94 Several beautiful fichus..of white Alençon. 1865 F. B. Palliser Hist. Lace xiii. 172 Alençon, the only French lace not made on the pillow. 1906 Westm. Gaz. 26 May 16/1 The lace was fine and clear—I think some kind of Alençon. 1953 M. 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!’ 1999 L. Landon Dinner at Miss Lady's 10 Murlo would turn an old dress, refurbish it with a piece of Alençon from her collection of antique lace, and wear it proudly to the dinner table. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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