manillese lace

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English

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Noun

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manillese lace (uncountable)

  1. (sometimes capitalized) A kind of lace made in Manila with drawn-thread work, combined with embroidery.[from 20th c.][1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Frank Manning Adams, John H. Bolton, Carl C. Irwin (1912) “Manillese”, in The Drygoodsman's handy dictionary‎[1], St. Louis: The Drygoodsman, page 38
  2. ^ F. Neville Jackson (1900) “Manillese lace”, in A history of hand-made lace, London: L. Upcott Gill, page 180
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