valenciennes lace

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   a type of bobbin lace with floral patterns

   SynonymsValenciennes

   Broaderpillow lace

Questions about valenciennes lace

What does valenciennes lace mean?

valenciennes lace means "a type of bobbin lace with floral patterns".

What is another word for valenciennes lace?

Close synonyms include Valenciennes. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is valenciennes lace a common word?

valenciennes 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.