Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A raised edge or border to the pattern of point-lace. Compare crescent.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. Doubled and twisted thread, made of coarse silk, and used for tassels, fringes, etc.
Etymologies
- French, diminutive of cordon. See cardon. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Is usually worked with horsehair on the edges to give firmness to the cordonnet.”
“The cordonnet of Alençon is the only one which has horsehair for its foundation.”
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Lace
Terms pertaining to lace and lace-making. Patterns, tools, types, styles, stitches.
bone lace, pillow lace, point, needlelace, bobbin lace, bones, bobbin, linen thread, hand-lacemaking, lace pillow, bobbinet, lacemakers' guild and 256 more...
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