Cluny lace

noun

Clu·​ny lace

ˈklünē-

: a sturdy bobbin lace for clothing and interior decoration made by hand or machine of linen or cotton thread and characterized by wheat or wheel designs on a coarse mesh

Word History

Etymology

from the Abbey of Cluny, Cluny, France, where it was used by the monks

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