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Brussels lace   /brˈəsəlz leɪs/   Listen
Brussels lace

noun
1.
Fine lace with a raised or applique design.





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"Brussels lace" Quotes from Famous Books



... superior to modern Brussels. It is entirely handmade, which cannot be, unfortunately, averred for Brussels, as the fine machine-made net, woven from the exquisitely fine thread manufactured in Flanders and Belgium, serves as the ground for all Brussels lace made at the present time, except when special orders like Royal trousseaux are in hand. The lace-makers of Burano, it may be added, imitate the finest Venetian Rose Point, Point de Gaze, Alencon, ever produced, the prices comparing ...
— Chats on Old Lace and Needlework • Emily Leigh Lowes


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