Meanings
- A town in Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
- uncountableA fine bobbin lace having the design made with the ground and of the same thread.
Rosamond contented herself without the very highest style of embroidery and Valenciennes.
1872, George Eliot, Middlemarch, Book IV, chapter 361 more example
For morning fetes is worn with this dress a small white muslin paletot, without sleeves, split up the back, trimmed with two gauffred frills, edged with Valenciennes, and a narrow puffing, lined with satin ribbon.
1870, The Ladies' Treasury and Treasury of Literature, page 93
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan Valencianes
- Valencianestown
Dutch Valencijn, Valenciennes
- Valencijntown
- Valenciennestown
French Valenciennes
- Valenciennestown
Japanese ヴァランシエンヌ, ヴァランシエン
- ヴァランシエンヌ (Varanshiennu)town
- ヴァランシエン (Varanshien)town
Latin Valentianae
- Valentianaetown
Cite this entry
Valenciennes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Valenciennes
“Valenciennes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Valenciennes. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Valenciennes,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Valenciennes.
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