Binche lace

noun

ˈbaⁿsh-,

-anch-

: a bobbin lace of Flemish origin having flat designs of floral scrolls on a coarse mesh ground with a scattered snowflake pattern

Word History

Etymology

from Binche, Belgium, where it was originally made

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