brussels lace

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   fine lace with a raised or applique design

   Broaderlace

Questions about brussels lace

What does brussels lace mean?

brussels lace means "fine lace with a raised or applique design".

Is brussels lace a common word?

brussels lace is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.