guipure

[ gi-pyoo r; French gee-pyr ]

/ gɪˈpyʊər; French giˈpür /

any of various laces, often heavy, made of linen, silk, etc., with the pattern connected by brides rather than by a net ground.

any of various laces or trimmings formerly in use, made with cords or heavy threads, metal, etc.

Origin of guipure

1835–45; < French, equivalent to guip(er) to cover or whip with silk, etc. (< Germanic; see wipe, whip) + -ure -ure

In every design where lace can be introduced, Guipure d'Art will be found useful.

Beeton's Book of Needlework |Isabella Beeton
These squares are used for guipure d'art and for darning on.

Beeton's Book of Needlework |Isabella Beeton
The case inside is made of cardboard, covered on both sides with blue satin, and the guipure d'art on the outside only.

Beeton's Book of Needlework |Isabella Beeton
And she advanced towards the door to meet a little old lady in a Carmelite taffeta gown and a cap of guipure with long borders.

Sentimental Education, Volume II |Gustave Flaubert

The great ladies paid fifty louis a yard for guipure, and then ran carelessly through the woods with these transparent dresses.

The Conspirators |Alexandre Dumas (Pere)

guipure

/ (ɡɪˈpjʊə) /

Also called: guipure lace any of many types of heavy lace that have their pattern connected by brides, rather than supported on a net mesh

a heavy corded trimming; gimp

C19: from Old French guipure, from guiper to cover with cloth, of Germanic origin; see wipe, whip