Valenciennes

Examples

• All

• She wore a beautiful dress made of Valenciennes lace.

• Look at that stunning Valenciennes lace!

• Antique dealers often seek out original Valenciennes for their collections.

• The museum display included a beautiful example of eighteenth-century Valenciennes.

• Antique dealers often seek out original Valenciennes for their collections.

• Her wedding dress was trimmed with delicate Valenciennes lace.

• The museum display included a beautiful example of eighteenth-century Valenciennes.

Synonyms

B

bobbin lace

vsValenciennes

• Specialized

1 9.1

A handmade decorative cloth made by twisting thread wound on small wooden spools around pins on a pillow

is a specific fine variety with floral patterns originally from a French town

V

Valenciennes lace

vsValenciennes

• Specialized

9.9

A fine handmade lace with small flower patterns from Valenciennes in France

is the shorter form that omits the word for the textile

Surface Forms

Etymology