Valenciennesn.

/valɒnˈsjɛn/

Forms: Also 1700s Scottish Valentians.

Etymology: < the name of Valenciennes, a town in northern France, celebrated for the manufacture of lace.

1. Valenciennes lace (see quot. 1858).

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 > made or originating in specific place

Flanders lace1641

Flandersa1685

Honiton lace1688

Mechlin lace1689

Mechlin1701

Valenciennes lace1717

Valenciennes1801

Malines lace1830

Maltese lace1851

Alençon1857

Maltese1859

Binche1865

Maltese guipure1865

Valc1890

1717 G. Baillie Househ. Bk. (1911) 214 For narow valentians lace at 11s.

1854 ‘G. Greenwood’ Haps & Mishaps 120 There is also a class engaged in weaving Valenciennes lace, of a beautiful quality.

1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Valenciennes-lace, a rich lace which has a six-sided mesh formed of two threads partly twisted and plaited, the pattern being worked in the net.

1882 S. F. A. Caulfeild & B. C. Saward Dict. Needlework 507/2 In Belgium there are six centres for Valenciennes lace making.

2. elliptical. A variety of lace originally manufactured at Valenciennes; a ruffle or the like made of this.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > parts of clothing > [noun] > trimmings or ornamentation > ruffle or frill

ruff?1523

chitterling1576

hand-ruff1581

peak1591

frislet1607

fall1634

ruffle1659

furbelow1706

flounce1726

Valenciennes1764

ruche1806

ruching1847

volant1851

flouncing1865

balayeuse1882

cascade1882

goffering1889

tier1934

Flanders lace1641

Flandersa1685

Honiton lace1688

Mechlin lace1689

Mechlin1701

Valenciennes lace1717

Valenciennes1801

Malines lace1830

Maltese lace1851

Alençon1857

Maltese1859

Binche1865

Maltese guipure1865

Valc1890

1764 W. Varey in J. H. Jesse G. Selwyn & his Contemp. (1843) I. 270 I shall be obliged to you for four pair of Valenciennes, as good as people wear when they dress, but not too deep.

1801 M. Edgeworth Angelina iii, in Moral Tales II. 53 Eight and twenty [shillings]..is really nothing for any lace you'd wear; but more particularly for real Valenciennes.

1859 C. Reade Love me Little (1888) 169 ‘Well! does not every lady wear lace on her nightgown?.. What is that on yours, pray?’ ‘A little misery of Valenciennes, an inch broad.’

1905 E. Glyn Vicissitudes Evangeline 99 Short sleeves ruffled with Valenciennes.

3. ‘A pyrotechnic composition, usually employed as incendiary’ ( Cent. Dict. 1891).

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	valenciennes
释义	Valenciennesn. /valɒnˈsjɛn/ Forms: Also 1700s Scottish Valentians. Etymology: < the name of Valenciennes, a town in northern France, celebrated for the manufacture of lace. 1. Valenciennes lace (see quot. 1858). 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 > made or originating in specific place Flanders lace1641 Flandersa1685 Honiton lace1688 Mechlin lace1689 Mechlin1701 Valenciennes lace1717 Valenciennes1801 Malines lace1830 Maltese lace1851 Alençon1857 Maltese1859 Binche1865 Maltese guipure1865 Valc1890 1717 G. Baillie Househ. Bk. (1911) 214 For narow valentians lace at 11s. 1854 ‘G. Greenwood’ Haps & Mishaps 120 There is also a class engaged in weaving Valenciennes lace, of a beautiful quality. 1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Valenciennes-lace, a rich lace which has a six-sided mesh formed of two threads partly twisted and plaited, the pattern being worked in the net. 1882 S. F. A. Caulfeild & B. C. Saward Dict. Needlework 507/2 In Belgium there are six centres for Valenciennes lace making. 2. elliptical. A variety of lace originally manufactured at Valenciennes; a ruffle or the like made of this. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > parts of clothing > [noun] > trimmings or ornamentation > ruffle or frill ruff?1523 chitterling1576 hand-ruff1581 peak1591 frislet1607 fall1634 ruffle1659 furbelow1706 flounce1726 Valenciennes1764 ruche1806 ruching1847 volant1851 flouncing1865 balayeuse1882 cascade1882 goffering1889 tier1934 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 > made or originating in specific place Flanders lace1641 Flandersa1685 Honiton lace1688 Mechlin lace1689 Mechlin1701 Valenciennes lace1717 Valenciennes1801 Malines lace1830 Maltese lace1851 Alençon1857 Maltese1859 Binche1865 Maltese guipure1865 Valc1890 1764 W. Varey in J. H. Jesse G. Selwyn & his Contemp. (1843) I. 270 I shall be obliged to you for four pair of Valenciennes, as good as people wear when they dress, but not too deep. 1801 M. Edgeworth Angelina iii, in Moral Tales II. 53 Eight and twenty [shillings]..is really nothing for any lace you'd wear; but more particularly for real Valenciennes. 1859 C. Reade Love me Little (1888) 169 ‘Well! does not every lady wear lace on her nightgown?.. What is that on yours, pray?’ ‘A little misery of Valenciennes, an inch broad.’ 1905 E. Glyn Vicissitudes Evangeline 99 Short sleeves ruffled with Valenciennes. 3. ‘A pyrotechnic composition, usually employed as incendiary’ ( Cent. Dict. 1891). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1717
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