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point lace
noun
- lace made with a needle rather than with bobbins; needlepoint.
point lace
noun
- See pillow lacelace made by a needle with buttonhole stitch on a paper pattern Also calledneedlepoint Compare pillow lace
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- point-laced adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of point lace1
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Example Sentences
On one side of her sat the elder Mrs. Colton, in black silk with a point-lace collar; a sweet-faced frankly elderly woman.
James handed his mistress a charming toy of pink moiré antique silk and point lace, mounted on a handle of carved ivory.
A collar of fine white human hair was made in point lace stitches at Venice, and worn at his coronation by Louis Quatorze.
Mrs. Marshall Field, I remember, came in an elaborate point lace shawl, and no hat.
You yourself said you never saw such a love of a hat, and my point-lace might be the pride of a princess.
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