point lace

noun

lace made with a needle rather than with bobbins; needlepoint.

Origin of point lace

First recorded in 1655–65

OTHER WORDS FROM point lace

point-laced, adjective

Words nearby point lace

point estimate, point estimation, point group, point guard, point in time, point lace, point man, point mutation, point of articulation, point of departure, point of fixation

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British Dictionary definitions for point lace

point lace

noun

lace made by a needle with buttonhole stitch on a paper pattern Also called: needlepoint Compare pillow lace