Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A coarse large-patterned lace without a net background.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Originally, a lace made of cords of a certain stoutness, each composed of several threads laid side by side, or of a strip of stuff or of parchment (see
cartisane ), and wound completely with thread.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A term used for lace of different kinds; most properly for a lace of large pattern and heavy material which has no ground or mesh, but has the pattern held together by connecting threads called
bars orbrides .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A kind of
lace .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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At Proenza Schouler, a hot lava stripe ran across a guipure lace T-shirt, and at Alexander McQueen, Sarah Burton crafted a dress covered with feathers painted to resemble monarch butterflies.
Orange Crush 2011
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And at Louis Vuitton, designer Marc Jacobs showed revealing sultan pants and long skirts in black guipure lace coyly woven with the house's initials.
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Getty images Marc Jacobs used Swiss-made "guipure" lace in this dress, which will retail for $4,200 this fall.
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Getty Images Marc Jacobs used Swiss-made 'guipure' lace in this dress, which will retail for $4,200 this fall.
New Life for the Historic Art of Lace-Making Christina Binkley 2011
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Up close, the First Lady's yellow Isabel Toledo sheath and matching jacket revealed an intricate wool guipure detail, a choice which reflected both her enviable confidence and her bold approach to fas ...
Brett Ashley McKenzie: Michelle: And Tall Women the World Over Rejoiced 2009
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Whether parading to the White House in an Isabel Toledo wool guipure ensemble or perched on Jay Leno's "Tonight Show" couch in a yellow J. Crew cardigan and bold print blouse, she continues to make colorful, fashion-forward choices and she wears them with confidence.
Brett Ashley McKenzie: Chicago Style: Looking Good Year-Round Takes Confidence, Not Cash 2009
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Up close, the First Lady's yellow Isabel Toledo sheath and matching jacket revealed an intricate wool guipure detail, a choice which reflected both her enviable confidence and her bold approach to fashion.
Brett Ashley McKenzie: Michelle: And Tall Women the World Over Rejoiced 2009
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Up close, the First Lady's yellow Isabel Toledo sheath and matching jacket revealed an intricate wool guipure detail, a choice which reflected both her enviable confidence and her bold approach to fas ... digg
Brett Ashley McKenzie: Michelle: And Tall Women the World Over Rejoiced 2009
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Cosette wore over a petticoat of white taffeta, her robe of Binche guipure, a veil of English point, a necklace of fine pearls, a wreath of orange flowers; all this was white, and, from the midst of that whiteness she beamed forth.
Les Miserables 2008
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He had given to Cosette a robe of Binche guipure which had descended to him from his own grandmother.
Les Miserables 2008
hernesheir commented on the word guipure
(n): an old-fashioned lace in which the corded pattern was held in place by connecting threads; more recent lace of a large pattern made in imitation of the original; coarse thread for lace making.
January 15, 2009
knitandpurl commented on the word guipure
"I see my mother at her spinning wheel, surrounded by pewter and tapestries, engravings and leather-work. Muslin, lace, and guipure."
The Last Rendezvous by Anne Plantagenet, translated by Willard Wood, p 16
June 5, 2010