| 单词 | limerick lace |
| 释义 | > as lemmasLimerick lace Limerick lace n. Lacemaking a type of lace originally produced in Limerick by embroidering decorative designs onto a base of machine-made net.Production of this type of lace was introduced to Limerick in 1829 by the English industrialist Charles Walker, who established a factory in the city to take advantage of the availability of cheap, skilled female labour created by a decline in the glove industry at this time (cf. sense 1). There are two main forms of Limerick lace: tambour lace, made by stretching net over a frame and drawing threads through it with a hook to create a chain-stitch outline, and needlerun lace, made by using a needle to embroider on a net background.extracted from Limerickn.< as lemmas |
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