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ˌCarrickmaˈcross
The name of a town in Co. Monaghan, Ireland, used to designate certain forms of lace made there (see quots.).
1861Queen Victoria Let. 23 Aug. in Dearest Child (1964) 346 A very pretty flounce... But it is not Carrick Mackross. 1864Morning Post in B. Palliser Hist. Lace (1875) XXXV. 394 A lady's dress is described as having the train, and petticoat ‘trimmed with Carrickmacross point lace’. 1888A. S. Cole Irish Art Lace-making 6 Carrickmacross Appliqué Lace..stitched on to net (appliqué)..has an appearance somewhat similar to Brussels appliqué lace. 1919R. Firbank Valmouth viii. 141 A rich muff of Carrickmacross lace. 1947J. E. Pethebridge Man. Lace 11 Carrickmacross lace is the oldest lace made in Ireland. 1970Sunday Tel. 22 Mar. 9/2 An industry that 10 years ago was..based on Irish tweeds, hand-knitted sweaters, and hand-made Carrickmacross lace. |