Guipure

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A coarse large-patterned lace without a net ground.
  • n. See gimp1.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A kind of lace.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A term used for lace of different kinds; most properly for a lace of large pattern and heavy material which has no ground or mesh, but has the pattern held together by connecting threads called bars or brides.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Originally, a lace made of cords of a certain stoutness, each composed of several threads laid side by side, or of a strip of stuff or of parchment (see cartisane), and wound completely with thread.
    • Word Usage
    "At Proenza Schouler, a hot lava stripe ran across a guipure lace T-shirt, and at Alexander McQueen, Sarah Burton crafted a dress covered with feathers painted to resemble monarch butterflies."
    Cross Reference
    tape guipure    guipure renaissance    cluny guipure    filet guipure   
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    Words that are found in similar contexts
    tatting    selvedge    appliqué    Chantilly    tatting-pin   
     
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