单词 | sprig lace |
释义 | > as lemmassprig lace sprig lace n. a type of lace formed of individually worked motifs, typically in the form of sprigs of flowers, leaves, etc., a number of which are joined together or applied to a net ground; cf. sense 3d.Compare slightly earlier sprig silver lace at Compounds 2. ΚΠ 1601 Tailor's Acct. in B. Cusack Everyday Eng. 1500–1700 (1998) 74 For xiiij ounces of silver sprigg lace at vj s iiij d an ounce. a1645 W. Browne Inner Temple Masque iii, in Wks. (1772) III. 147 Their skirtes and winges cut into leaves, deepe round hose of the same, both lin'd with sprigge lace spangled. 1827 Woolmer's Exeter & Plymouth Gaz. 6 Jan. 4/4 Wedding Dress.—Frock of Urling's sprig lace, of a very elegant Brussels pattern. 1907 A. P. Moody Devon Pillow Lace iii. 40 Only the actual making of the lace was carried out by the cottage worker, while skilled artists drew the design and, in the case of sprig laces, arranged the sprays in their final order. 1985 S. Thompson Introd. Honiton Lace Introd. 7/2 Bobbin laces fall into two categories—‘one-piece’ laces, in which the pattern and background..are made all together in one operation, and ‘sprig’ laces, of which Honiton is an example. < as lemmas |
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