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Alencon lace

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Alençon lace

–noun
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.

Origin:
1855–60
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