Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A raised edge or border to the pattern of point-lace. Compare
crescent .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Doubled and twisted thread, made of coarse silk, and used for tassels, fringes, etc.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Doubled and twisted
thread , made ofcoarse silk , and used fortassels ,fringes , etc.
Etymologies
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French, diminutive of cordon. See cardon.
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Examples
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Is usually worked with horsehair on the edges to give firmness to the cordonnet.
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The cordonnet of Alençon is the only one which has horsehair for its foundation.
Chats on Old Lace and Needlework Emily Leigh Lowes
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