point lace

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [point leys]
- /pɔɪnt leɪs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [point leys]
- /pɔɪnt leɪs/

Definitions of point lace words

noun point lace lace made with a needle rather than with bobbins; needlepoint. 1
noun point lace lace made by a needle with buttonhole stitch on a paper pattern 0
noun point lace needlepoint lace 0

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Origin of point lace

First appearance:

before 1655

One of the 46% oldest English words

First recorded in 1655-65

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Point lace

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Point lace

point lace popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

point lace usage trend in Literature

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