Mechlin Lace

Mechlin Lace
MECHLIN LACE
A trade term for a very fine Belgian pillow lace figured on a net or tulle foundation, also known as Maline. It is transparent, soft and made in all kinds of floral effects. The silk variety is used for dress and millinery purposes. Imitated in cotton and machine work for making-up into light summer dresses (see Mechlin Embroidery)

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  • Mechlin lace — 18th century 18th cent …   Wikipedia

  • mechlin lace — noun see mechlin * * * 1. a fine bobbin lace with raised cord, originally made in Mechlin. 2. a similar lace made by machine. Also called Mechlin, malines. [1690 1700; after MECHLIN] * * * Mech|lin «MEHK luhn», noun, or Mechlin lace, a fine lace… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Mechlin lace — 1. a fine bobbin lace with raised cord, originally made in Mechlin. 2. a similar lace made by machine. Also called Mechlin, malines. [1690 1700; after MECHLIN] * * * …   Universalium

  • Mechlin lace — Mech′lin lace′ n. 1) clo a fine bobbin lace with raised cord orig. made in Mechlin 2) clo a similar lace made by machine • Etymology: 1690–1700 …   From formal English to slang

  • Mechlin lace — /mɛklən ˈleɪs/ (say mekluhn lays) noun 1. (originally) handmade bobbin lace with raised cord, made in Flanders. 2. (now) a similar lace copied by machine. Also, malines. {from Mechlin, a city in N Belgium} …  

  • mechlin lace — type of expensive delicate lace which originated in the city of Mechlin in Belgium …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Mechlin — Mechlin1 [mek′lin] n. a fine lace made in Mechelen, with the design clearly outlined by a heavier thread: also Mechlin lace Mechlin2 [mek′lin] Eng. name for MECHELEN …   English World dictionary

  • Mechlin — [ mɛklɪn] (also Mechlin lace) noun lace made at Mechelen (formerly known as Mechlin) in Belgium, characterized by patterns outlined in heavier thread …   English new terms dictionary

  • mechlin — n. (in full Mechlin lace) lace made at Mechlin (now Mechelen or Malines) in Belgium …   Useful english dictionary

  • lace — 1. noun 1) a dress trimmed with white lace Syn: openwork, lacework, tatting; passementerie, needlepoint (lace), filet, bobbin lace, pillow lace, torchon lace, needle lace, point lace, Battenberg lace, Chantilly lace, Mechlin lace, Valenciennes 2) …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • Mechlin — /mek lin/, n. 1. French, Malines. Flemish, Mechelen /mekh euh leuhn/. a city in N Belgium. 64,638. 2. See Mechlin lace. * * * …   Universalium

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