Valenciennes

[ vuh-len-see-enz; French va-lahn-syen ]

/ vəˌlɛn siˈɛnz; French va lɑ̃ˈsyɛn /

noun

a city in N France, SE of Lille.

Also called Valenciennes lace, Val, Val lace .Textiles.

a flat bobbin lace of linen, worked in one piece with the same thread forming the ground and the motif.
a cotton imitation of it.

Origin of Valenciennes

1710–20, for def. 2

Words nearby Valenciennes

valence band, valence-conduction band, valence electron, valence electrons, Valencia, Valenciennes, valency, valency electron, valency grammar, Valens, -valent

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Example sentences from the Web for Valenciennes

Not one of them but bore its two ankers of the right French cognac, or its bale of silk of Lyons and lace of Valenciennes.
Rodney Stone|Arthur Conan Doyle
The keys of Valenciennes, it was commonly said, opened to the regent the gates of all the refractory cities of the Netherlands.
History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain.|William H. Prescott
Reports from Valenciennes told of crowded hospitals, train-loads of wounded, and train-loads of dead.
Wounded and a Prisoner of War|Malcolm V. (Malcolm Vivian) Hay
I (p. 064) selected the new line from Jerlain (south-east of Valenciennes) eastwards to Maubeuge.
1914|John French, Viscount of Ypres

Why chain Pegasus to an ox cart, or make your Valenciennes lace into horse blankets?
The Continental Monthly , Vol. 2 No. 5, November 1862|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Valenciennes (1 of 2)

Valenciennes¹

/ (ˌvælənsɪˈɛn) /

noun

a flat bobbin lace typically having scroll and floral designs and originally made of linen, now often cotton

Word Origin for Valenciennes

named after Valenciennes ², where it was originally made

British Dictionary definitions for Valenciennes (2 of 2)

Valenciennes²

/ (French valɑ̃sjɛn) /

noun

a town in N France, on the River Escaut: a coal-mining and heavy industrial centre. Pop: 41 278 (1999)

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单词	valenciennes
释义	Valenciennes [ vuh-len-see-enz; French va-lahn-syen ] / vəˌlɛn siˈɛnz; French va lɑ̃ˈsyɛn / noun a city in N France, SE of Lille. Also called Valenciennes lace, Val, Val lace .Textiles. a flat bobbin lace of linen, worked in one piece with the same thread forming the ground and the motif. a cotton imitation of it. Origin of Valenciennes 1710–20, for def. 2 Words nearby Valenciennes valence band, valence-conduction band, valence electron, valence electrons, Valencia, Valenciennes, valency, valency electron, valency grammar, Valens, -valent Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Valenciennes Not one of them but bore its two ankers of the right French cognac, or its bale of silk of Lyons and lace of Valenciennes. Rodney Stone\|Arthur Conan Doyle The keys of Valenciennes, it was commonly said, opened to the regent the gates of all the refractory cities of the Netherlands. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain.\|William H. Prescott Reports from Valenciennes told of crowded hospitals, train-loads of wounded, and train-loads of dead. Wounded and a Prisoner of War\|Malcolm V. (Malcolm Vivian) Hay I (p. 064) selected the new line from Jerlain (south-east of Valenciennes) eastwards to Maubeuge. 1914\|John French, Viscount of Ypres Why chain Pegasus to an ox cart, or make your Valenciennes lace into horse blankets? The Continental Monthly , Vol. 2 No. 5, November 1862\|Various British Dictionary definitions for Valenciennes (1 of 2) Valenciennes¹ / (ˌvælənsɪˈɛn) / noun a flat bobbin lace typically having scroll and floral designs and originally made of linen, now often cotton Word Origin for Valenciennes named after Valenciennes ², where it was originally made British Dictionary definitions for Valenciennes (2 of 2) Valenciennes² / (French valɑ̃sjɛn) / noun a town in N France, on the River Escaut: a coal-mining and heavy industrial centre. Pop: 41 278 (1999) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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