'Pillow lace' definitions:
Definition of 'pillow lace'
From: WordNet
noun
A handmade lace worked on a pillow with threads wound on bobbins; the pattern is marked out on the pillow by pins [syn: pillow lace, bobbin lace]
Definition of 'Pillow 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 'Pillow lace'
From: GCIDE
- Pillow \Pil"low\, n. [OE. pilwe, AS. pyle, fr. L. pilvinus.]
- 1. Anything used to support the head of a person when reposing; especially, a sack or case filled with feathers, down, hair, or other soft material. [1913 Webster]
- [Resty sloth] finds the down pillow hard. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Mach.) A piece of metal or wood, forming a support to equalize pressure; a brass; a pillow block. [R.] [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Naut.) A block under the inner end of a bowsprit. [1913 Webster]
- 4. A kind of plain, coarse fustian. [1913 Webster]
- Lace pillow, a cushion used in making hand-wrought lace.
- Pillow bier [OE. pilwebere; cf. LG. b["u]re a pillowcase], a pillowcase; pillow slip. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
- Pillow block (Mach.), a block, or standard, for supporting a journal, as of a shaft. It is usually bolted to the frame or foundation of a machine, and is often furnished with journal boxes, and a movable cover, or cap, for tightening the bearings by means of bolts; -- called also pillar block, or plumber block.
- Pillow lace, handmade lace wrought with bobbins upon a lace pillow.
- Pillow of a plow, a crosspiece of wood which serves to raise or lower the beam.
- Pillow sham, an ornamental covering laid over a pillow when not in use.
- Pillow slip, a pillowcase. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Pillow lace'
From: GCIDE
- Pillow lace \Pil"low lace\ Lace made by hand with bobbins on a pillow. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]