Mechlin lace


noun
  1. a fine bobbin lace with raised cord, originally made in Mechlin.

  2. a similar lace made by machine.

Origin of Mechlin lace

1
First recorded in 1690–1700; after Mechlin

Words Nearby Mechlin lace

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How to use Mechlin lace in a sentence

  • His cuffs would enter a barrel with difficulty, and his chin reposes upon a frill of irreproachable Mechlin lace.

    The Youth of Jefferson | J. E. Cooke.
  • Jacques arrays his forces, and gracefully smooths his Mechlin lace cravat.

    The Youth of Jefferson | J. E. Cooke.
  • She wore a robe of emerald Genoa velvet, with an open bodice, laced over a chemisette of fine-wrought Mechlin lace.

    Eventide | Effie Afton
  • There was no mistaking it—the veil was of the richest Mechlin lace.

British Dictionary definitions for Mechlin lace

Mechlin lace

noun
  1. bobbin lace made at Mechlin, characterized by patterns outlined by a heavier flat thread: Also called: malines

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