- Historical a bobbin or needlepoint lace with a raised design
- a machine-made lace with an appliquéd design
Origin of Brussels lace
after Brussels, where origin, originally madeBrussels lace
Brussels lace Brussels lace
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Brussels lace
noun
Net lace with an appliqué design, formerly made by hand but now usually made by machine.
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