Cluny|ˈkluːnɪ| The name of a town in the Saône-et-Loire department of France, used to designate a kind of net or bobbin lace. 1872Daily Tel. 11 Mar. 3/3 He admires mauve silk and Cluny lace.1951Good Housek. Home Encycl. 169/1 Examples of Cluny lace and Cluny lace insertion.