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  • 121Gold lace — Gold Gold (g[=o]ld), n. [AS. gold; akin to D. goud, OS. & G. gold, Icel. gull, Sw. & Dan. guld, Goth. gul[thorn], Russ. & OSlav. zlato; prob. akin to E. yellow. [root]49, 234. See {Yellow}, and cf. {Gild}, v. t.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Chem.) A… …

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  • 122Argentan lace — or Point d Argentan is a needle lace from the 18th century …

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  • 123brussels lace — /brʌsəlz ˈleɪs/ (say brusuhlz lays) noun any of various types of hand made lace both needle point and bobbin, produced in various parts of Belgium, notably in the 19th century; often with raised or appliqué design {originally from Brussels} …

  • 124an|lace — «AN lihs», noun. a kind of medieval dagger resembling a heavy knife, broad at the hilt and tapering to a point. ╂[< Old French alesnaz < alesne awl] …

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  • 125gros point — [grəʊ pwagros point] noun a type of needlepoint embroidery consisting of stitches crossing two or more threads of the canvas in each direction. Origin C19: Fr., lit. large stitch , from gros point de Venise, a type of lace orig. from Venice …

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  • 126gros point — /ˈgroʊ pɔɪnt/ (say groh poynt) noun (plural gros points) a stitch in embroidery worked over a double thread canvas; tent stitch. {French gros point de Venise large point from Venice (a type of lace worked in bold relief, originally from Venice) …

  • 127venetian point — noun Usage: often capitalized V : needlepoint lace (as raised point or rose point) of Venetian origin …

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  • 128raised point — noun : needlepoint lace chiefly of Venetian origin with padded floral designs in high relief called also gros point …

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