bone lace

noun

A lace made of linen thread.

Meanings

nounbone lace (countable and uncountable, plural bone laces)

plural bone laces

  1. countableuncountableA lace made of linen thread.

Origin

Traditionally woven with bobbins of bone.

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APA

bone lace. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bone%20lace

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“bone lace.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bone%20lace. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bone lace,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bone%20lace.

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