bobbin lace

bobbin lace

n. An intricate handmade lace made by interlacing thread around notched pins stuck into a pillow. Also called pillow lace.

bobbin lace

n (Textiles) lace made with bobbins rather than with needle and thread (needlepoint lace); pillow lace

bob′bin lace`

n. lace made by hand with bobbins of thread.

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bobbin lace - a handmade lace worked on a pillow with threads wound on bobbins; the pattern is marked out on the pillow by pinspillow lacelace - a delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patternsValenciennes lace, Valenciennes - a type of bobbin lace with floral patterns