BOBBIN LACE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bobbin lace mean? • BOBBIN LACE (noun)
The noun BOBBIN LACE has 1 sense:
1. a handmade lace worked on a pillow with threads wound on bobbins; the pattern is marked out on the pillow by pins
Familiarity information: BOBBIN LACE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• BOBBIN LACE (noun)
Meaning:
A handmade lace worked on a pillow with threads wound on bobbins; the pattern is marked out on the pillow by pins
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
bobbin lace; pillow lace
Hypernyms ("bobbin lace" is a kind of...):
lace (a delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bobbin lace"):
Valenciennes; Valenciennes lace (a type of bobbin lace with floral patterns)
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