Alençon lace

noun

Also called point d'Alençon. a delicate needlepoint lace having a solid design outlined with twisted yarn on a background of hexagonal mesh.
a machine reproduction of this lace, with a cordlike outline.

Origin of Alençon lace

First recorded in 1855–60

British Dictionary definitions for alencon lace

Alençon lace

noun

an elaborate lace worked on a hexagonal mesh and used as a border, or a machine-made copy of this