VALENCIENNES

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A type of bobbin lace with floral patterns

Synonyms:

Valenciennes; Valenciennes lace

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("Valenciennes" is a kind of...):

bobbin lace; pillow lace (a handmade lace worked on a pillow with threads wound on bobbins; the pattern is marked out on the pillow by pins)

Meaning:

A town in northeastern France long noted for its lace industry

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

town (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city)

Holonyms ("Valenciennes" is a part of...):

France; French Republic (a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe)