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BOBBIN LACE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A handmade lace worked on a pillow with threads wound on bobbins; the pattern is marked out on the pillow by pins
Synonyms:
bobbin lace; pillow lace
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("bobbin lace" is a kind of...):
lace (a delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bobbin lace"):
Valenciennes; Valenciennes lace (a type of bobbin lace with floral patterns)