cutwork-lace

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Definitions of cutwork-lace word

noun cutwork-lace Also called cutwork. a process for producing lace in which predetermined threads in the ground material are cut and removed in order to provide open areas for the insertion of ornamental patterns. 1
noun cutwork-lace Also called cutwork lace. the lace produced by this process. 1

before 1860

One of the 29% newest English words

1860-65; < French: cut point

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