'Brussels lace' definitions:

Definition of 'Brussels lace'

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noun
Fine lace with a raised or applique design

Definition of 'Brussels lace'

From: GCIDE
  • Lace \Lace\ (l[=a]s), n. [OE. las, OF. laz, F. lacs, dim. lacet, fr. L. laqueus noose, snare; prob. akin to lacere to entice. Cf. Delight, Elicit, Lasso, Latchet.]
  • 1. That which binds or holds, especially by being interwoven; a string, cord, or band, usually one passing through eyelet or other holes, and used in drawing and holding together parts of a garment, of a shoe, of a machine belt, etc. [1913 Webster]
  • His hat hung at his back down by a lace. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • For striving more, the more in laces strong Himself he tied. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A snare or gin, especially one made of interwoven cords; a net. [Obs.] --Fairfax. [1913 Webster]
  • Vulcanus had caught thee [Venus] in his lace. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A fabric of fine threads of linen, silk, cotton, etc., often ornamented with figures; a delicate tissue of thread, much worn as an ornament of dress. [1913 Webster]
  • Our English dames are much given to the wearing of costly laces. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. Spirits added to coffee or some other beverage. [Old Slang] --Addison. [1913 Webster]
  • Alen[,c]on lace, a kind of point lace, entirely of needlework, first made at Alen[,c]on in France, in the 17th century. It is very durable and of great beauty and cost.
  • Bone lace, Brussels lace, etc. See under Bone, Brussels, etc.
  • Gold lace, or Silver lace, lace having warp threads of silk, or silk and cotton, and a weft of silk threads covered with gold (or silver), or with gilt.
  • Lace leather, thin, oil-tanned leather suitable for cutting into lacings for machine belts.
  • Lace lizard (Zool.), a large, aquatic, Australian lizard (Hydrosaurus giganteus), allied to the monitors.
  • Lace paper, paper with an openwork design in imitation of lace.
  • Lace piece (Shipbuilding), the main piece of timber which supports the beak or head projecting beyond the stem of a ship.
  • Lace pillow, and Pillow lace. See under Pillow. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Brussels lace'

From: GCIDE
  • Brussels \Brussels\ prop. n. (Geography) The capital city of Belgium. Population (2000) = 949,070 (metro). It has given its name to a kind of carpet, a kind of lace, etc. [PJC]
  • Brussels carpet, a kind of carpet made of worsted yarn fixed in a foundation web of strong linen thread. The worsted, which alone shows on the upper surface in drawn up in loops to form the pattern.
  • Brussels ground, a name given to the handmade ground of real Brussels lace. It is very costly because of the extreme fineness of the threads.
  • Brussels lace, an expensive kind of lace of several varieties, originally made in Brussels; as, Brussels point, Brussels ground, Brussels wire ground.
  • Brussels net, an imitation of Brussels ground, made by machinery.
  • Brussels point. See Point lace.
  • Brussels sprouts (Bot.), a plant of the Cabbage family, which produces, in the axils of the upright stem, numerous small green heads, or "sprouts," each a cabbage in miniature, of one or two inches in diameter; the thousand-headed cabbage.
  • Brussels wire ground, a ground for lace, made of silk, with meshes partly straight and partly arched. [1913 Webster]