broekie lace

noun

ornate ironwork found on Victorian buildings

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Meanings

nounbroekie lace (uncountable)
  1. South Africauncountableornate ironwork found on Victorian buildings

Origin

From Afrikaans; see broekies (“women's underwear”).

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APA

broekie lace. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/broekie%20lace

MLA

“broekie lace.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/broekie%20lace. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “broekie lace,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/broekie%20lace.

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