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Va⋅len⋅ci⋅ennes

  [vuh-len-see-enz; Fr. va-lahn-syen]
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–noun
1. a city in N France, SE of Lille. 43,202.
2. Also called Valenciennes lace, Val, Val lace. Textiles.
a. a flat bobbin lace of linen, worked in one piece with the same thread forming the ground and the motif.
b. a cotton imitation of it.
Origin:
1710–20, for def. 2
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Va·len·ci·ennes 1   (və-lěn'sē-ěnz', vā-läɴ-syěn')   
A city of northern France near the Belgian border southeast of Lille. An important medieval town, it became noted for its lace industry in the 15th century. Population: 43,200.
Va·len·ci·ennes 2   (və-lěn'sē-ěn', -ěnz', vāl'ən-sē-)   
n.  A fine lace with a floral pattern.
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Valenciennes

town, Nord departement, Nord-Pas-de-Calais region, northern France, on the Escaut (Scheldt) River. The origin of the name is obscure. Some believe that it stems from one of the three Roman emperors called Valentinian. Others attribute it to a corruption of val des cygnes ("valley of the swans"), swans being featured on the civic coat of arms.

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