单词 | application lace |
释义 | > as lemmasapplication lace application lace n. now historical a kind of lace in which motifs that have been worked separately are sewn on to a lace background. ΚΠ 1843 Illustr. London News 14 Oct. 256/1 This dress is worn with a mantle of English application lace, which gives it a very dressy and becoming tout ensemble. 1851 Sartain's Union Mag. Lit. & Art Jan. 351/2 Bonnet of white taffetas trimmed with application lace and around the junction of the crown and face with taffetas edged with lace. 1900 Collector & Art Critic 15 Feb. 138/2 In the old laces, the plat flowers were worked in together with the ground, application lace being formerly unknown. 2000 P. Wardle 75 x Lace 76 For the lace industry the most important move was the importation of eight bobbin-net machines into Brussels in 1834 by F. Washer with the express aim of making high quality nets for Brussels application lace. < as lemmas |
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