单词 | alencon-lace |
释义 | Alençon lace in British Englishnoun an elaborate lace worked on a hexagonal mesh and used as a border, or a machine-made copy of this Also called: alenconAlençon lace in American Englishnoun 1. Also called: point d'Alençon a delicate needlepoint lace having a solid design outlined with twisted yarn on a background of hexagonal mesh 2. a machine reproduction of this lace, with a cordlike outline Word origin [1855–60]This word is first recorded in the period 1855–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: boilerplate, keyword, kickoff, specialist, superheatDefinition of 'Alençon lace' |
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