pillow lace

/ˌpɪloʊ leɪs/
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Other forms: pillow laces

Definitions of pillow lace
  1. noun
    a handmade lace worked on a pillow with threads wound on bobbins; the pattern is marked out on the pillow by pins
    synonyms: bobbin lace
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    types:
    Valenciennes, Valenciennes lace
    a type of bobbin lace with floral patterns
    type of:
    lace
    a delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns
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