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🧵 A heavy lace 👗 Decorated with lace
guipure

guipure

9.9
A heavy lace with open patterns and no net background
  • noun
  • /ˈɡēpyo͝or/
translation icon : guipur
  • Designers often use guipure to add texture and elegance to evening dresses.

Examples

  • The wedding gown featured beautiful guipure along the sleeves and neckline.

  • She admired the intricate guipure on the vintage tablecloth at the antique shop.

  • This dress features beautiful guipure lace.

  • I love the intricate design of guipure.

  • The wedding dress was beautifully adorned with guipure lace that added an elegant touch to the overall look.

  • She chose a blouse made from delicate guipure lace, perfect for the summer evening party.

  • The artist used guipure lace as a decorative element in her latest collection, showcasing intricate patterns.

Synonyms

lace
vsguipure
79 2.0

A thin decorative cloth made from threads in open patterns used on clothes

is a heavier open patterned form without a net background used for trimming
filet
vsguipure
  • Specialized
1 8.0

Lace made with a square net and simple patterns

is heavier open and made without any mesh background
point lace
vsguipure
  • Archaic
9.1

Delicate cloth made by sewing with small needle stitches on a paper pattern

is heavier and lacks any net background focusing on an open decorative pattern

Surface Forms

guipure singular
guipures plural

Etymology

Guipure comes from French and originally named a kind of decorative embroidery; think of it as heavy, open 'lace' with no net behind the pattern. So a guipure is a special lace used to add texture and elegance to clothes and linens.