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  • The cube-shaped Mucem is being built with a revolutionary, light, lace-like concrete.

    The Mucem Marks a First Tobias Grey 2012

  • The cube-shaped Mucem is being built with a revolutionary, light, lace-like concrete.

    Marseille's Cultural Renaissance Tobias Grey 2012

  • Caledonia Curry, the Brooklyn-based artist who goes by the name Swoon, has been leaving her mark on New York City for more than a decade, pasting expressive portraits and lace-like cutouts on outdoor walls.

    A Street Artist Steps Inside Rachel Wolff 2011

  • DENTELLE A lace-like pattern on a border applied to the inner edge, usually gilt (was sometimes used on the outside in France in the 18th century).

    Book Terminology: A to Z 2009

  • The deep underwater landscape they encountered was populated by lettuce coral, the lace-like star coral and several species of sponges, as well as groupers, snappers and reef sharks, said Appledoorn, who is calling for the protection of the reefs and nearby shallower areas where fish spawn and later retreat to deeper waters.

    Puerto Rico Aims To Protect Newly Discovered Coral Reefs AP 2011

  • Peter Stigter & Jonas Gustavsson They even used lace, and a lace-like print, to create the lines of a plaid.

    Valentino's Elegant Lace Collection 2011

  • For a few precious weeks, starting in mid-October, isolated fields throughout La Mancha sprout the lace-like purple flower.

    The Purple Gold of La Mancha J. S. Marcus 2011

  • The perforated lace-like frame looks lovely in any garden, but inside it filters rainwater for irrigation and many other purposes.

    Dwell on Design Features More Brilliant Green Design Than Ever | Inhabitat 2009

  • A new, lace-like pattern with rows of pink hearts has its origin in patchwork quilts the family saw on a driving vacation in Nebraska—and the sewing department of a rural Wal-Mart store.

    The Queen of Mugs and Saucers Cecilie Rohwedder 2011

  • The deep underwater landscape they encountered was populated by lettuce coral, the lace-like star coral and several species of sponges, as well as groupers, snappers and reef sharks, said Appledoorn, who is calling for the protection of the reefs and nearby shallower areas where fish spawn and later retreat to deeper waters.

    Puerto Rico Aims To Protect Newly Discovered Coral Reefs AP 2011

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