Meanings
nouncolbertine (uncountable)
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA kind of lace.
Similar
colberteenColbertine lace
Origin
From Colbert + -ine. From Jean-Baptiste Colbert, a minister of Louis XIV, who encouraged the lace manufacture in France.
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APA
colbertine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colbertine
MLA
“colbertine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colbertine. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “colbertine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colbertine.
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