reticella
noun
ret·i·cel·la
ˌretəˈchelə
variants or less commonly reticello
-che(ˌ)lō
plural -s
: an early needlepoint lace derived from cutwork and drawnwork and made by buttonholing geometric patterns on or over a fabric foundation and cutting away the foundation
Word History
Etymology
reticella from Italian, little net, diminutive of rete net, from Latin; reticello alteration (probably influenced by cello) of reticella