Teneriffe lace

noun

Ten·​er·​iffe lace

ˈtenəˌrif-,

-rēf-

: a handmade or machine-made lace with spider-web designs that is used for insertion and edging

Word History

Etymology

from Teneriffe, Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands

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