guipure

guipuregui·pure  (g?-po?or?, -pyo?or?)n.1. A coarse large-patterned lace without a net background. Also called Venice lace.2. See gimp1.[French, from Old French, from guiper, to cover with silk, of Germanic origin; see weip- in Indo-European roots.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.guipure (???pj??) n1. (Textiles) Also called: guipure lace any of many types of heavy lace that have their pattern connected by brides, rather than supported on a net mesh2. (Textiles) a heavy corded trimming; gimp[C19: from Old French guipure, from guiper to cover with cloth, of Germanic origin; see wipe, whip]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014gui?pure (g??py??r; Fr. gi?pür) n., pl. -pures (-?py??rz; Fr. -?pür) any of various heavy laces made with tape, cords, wire, metallic thread. [1835?45;

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