lace making
- noun
- /leɪs ˈmeɪkɪŋ/
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- She took a class to explore the intricate art of lace making with delicate threads and patterns.
Examples
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You promised to take me to see the lace making, and now it's too late.
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Sewing, embroidery and lace making come by themselves.
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What did a bunch of tea-drinking, lace-making Charleston ladies think they could do against an army?
Fiction book (1991) -
But even though Pauline enters the school in the white town with dreams of learning the (white) lady's trade of lace-making from the nuns, she winds up sweeping the floor of a butcher shop.
Academic text (1997) -
During the festival, visitors can watch lace making demonstrations by talented artisans.
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The museum offers workshops where you can learn lace making techniques from experienced instructors.
Synonyms
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3.4
Work done by sewing or embroidery and things made in this way
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9.9
A way of making small, pretty lace by hand with a shuttle or needle
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6.8
Decorative sewing done with a needle and thread
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3.6
Work made by sewing or knitting to make patterns on cloth like a quilt
Decorative sewing where threads are pulled out of the cloth to make lace patterns
Making things by hand with a needle, for example sewing and embroidery
How Intricate
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the craft or art of creating lace' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'lace' (decorative fabric) with 'making' (the act of producing), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can readily infer the sense. This is a straightforward compositional noun+gerund compound and follows common cross-linguistic patterns, making it highly predictable.
Etymology
The noun lace making comes from the simple idea of hand making delicate lace. Imagine people sitting with threads, needles or small spools and weaving fine patterns by hand, so lace making means the 'craft' of creating lace today.