单词 | needlepoint lace |
释义 | > as lemmasneedlepoint lace 3. More fully needlepoint lace. Lace made by hand rather than by using bobbins; = point lace n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [noun] > consisting of loops or looped stitches > lace > needle or point point1619 point lace1665 pointwork1683 needle lace1865 needlepoint1865 1865 F. B. Palliser Hist. Lace iii. 28 Lace is divided into point and pillow. The first is made by the needle on a parchment pattern, and termed needle point. 1882 Encycl. Brit. XIV. 189/2 A technical peculiarity in making needlepoint lace is that a single thread and needle are alone used to form the pattern. 1888 A. S. Cole tr. E. Lefébure Embroidery & Lace ii. iii. 289 These [scrolls] lacked the rich reliefs which abounded in the Venetian needlepoint designs of similar motifs. 1893 Westm. Gaz. 2 Mar. 4/1 When next time we buy a Vandyke collar of Irish lace..or..a flounce of needle-point. 1911 Encycl. Brit. XVI. facing p. 40 (caption) Jabot of needlepoint lace worked partly in relief, and usually known as ‘gros point de Venise’. 1929 Needlecraft Apr. 17/1 Long before pictures were used for wall-adornment, beautiful embroideries, brocades, needlepoint and tapestries were in vogue. 1967 E. Short Embroidery & Fabric Collage ii. 39 This delicate embroidery with its contrasts of cut work, eyelets, fine needlepoint fillings, [etc.]. 1990 Country Homes & Interiors Nov. 25/1 The walls of Decorative Textiles in Cheltenham..are lined with beautiful needlepoint and lace cushions which spill over on to the floor. < as lemmas |
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