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guipure definition

gui·pure (gē pyo̵or′; Fr gē pür′)

noun

  1. lace without any ground mesh, having the patterns held together by connecting threads
  2. a kind of gimp fabric

Etymology: Fr < guiper, to cover with silk < Frank *wipan, to wind, akin to whip

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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