单词 | iron lace |
释义 | > as lemmasiron lace iron lace n. †(a) a type of lace (lace n. 5a) made from iron wire (obsolete); (b) Architecture (chiefly U.S. and Australian) ornamental ironwork forming a decorative pattern considered to resemble lace, typically used for balustrades, fences, etc. ΚΠ 1852 New Albany (Indiana) Daily Tribune 27 Nov. They are now manufacturing a most beautiful fabric of lace for window curtains, bed curtains, etc., of iron wire. Iron houses, iron ships, and now iron lace capes for the ladies. 1853 Ladies' Repository Mar. 139/1 Among other inventions just announced, we observe..‘iron lace’, said to be a most beautiful article, and of the most delicate texture. 1906 Craftsman Nov. 173 The old French quarter of New Orleans seems like a city of iron lace, so lavishly did the old Creole builders make use of the wrought metal. 1973 Nation Rev. (Melbourne) 31 Aug. (Suppl.) 1/1 Sydney itself, its old buildings, and the iron-lace terraces of Paddington, add an extra dimension. 2008 J. Arrigo & L. McElroy Plantations & Hist. Homes New Orleans 50 A cast-iron gallery extends the length of the façade.., framed with iron lace in a rosebud pattern. < as lemmas |
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