Valenciennes lace

Va`len`ci`ennes´ lace´

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A rich kind of lace made at Valenciennes, in France. Each piece is made throughout, ground and pattern, by the same person and with the same thread, the pattern being worked in the net.

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Valenciennes lace - a type of bobbin lace with floral patterns Valenciennes bobbin lace, pillow lace - a handmade lace worked on a pillow with threads wound on bobbins; the pattern is marked out on the pillow by pins