thread-lacen.
Lace made of linen or cotton thread as distinguished from silk lace.
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1581 Acct.-bk. W. Wray in Antiquary (1896) 32 117 A grose white thred lace, v s. vj d.
1785 in Home Counties Mag. (1902) 4 226 One of the best thread lace-makers in England.
1812 J. Smyth Pract. of Customs ii. 105 No Thread Lace can be imported in a less quantity than 12 yards, unless of the value of £.2 per yard or upwards.
1861 ‘G. Eliot’ Silas Marner i. 1 Great ladies, clothed in silk and thread-lace.
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