point-lace

And being perfectly contented (indeed humbly thankful — for look around, O Jones, and see the myriads who are not so fortunate,) to wear honest linen, while magnificos of the world are adorned with cambric and point-lace, surely we ought to hold as miserable, envious fools, those wretched Beaux

The Book of Snobs 2006

The hillside above the black point-lace of the pine shadows seemed as bright as day and as colourless as snow.

The Food of the Gods and how it came to Earth Herbert George 2004

She took to her bed at once, received her friends in tears and a point-lace cap, and cheered her family by plaintively inquiring when she was to be taken to the almshouse.

An Old-Fashioned Girl 1950

After luncheon, Bluebell wandered away in search of wild flowers, the children hunted for cray-fish, Miss Prosody spudded up ferns, and Mrs. Rolleston drew from her pocket her favourite point-lace.

Bluebell A Novel Mrs. George Croft Huddleston

Its origin was undoubtedly Byzantine, as the places which were in constant intercourse with the Greek Empire were the cities where point-lace was earliest made.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866 Various

The bride meantime is dressed in gorgeous array, generally in white satin, with veil of point-lace and orange blossoms, and is driven to the church in a carriage with her father, who gives her away.

Manners and Social Usages Mrs. John M. E. W. Sherwood

The thing was preposterous on such an occasion, and very extraordinary with respect to him: in vain had he the finest point-lace, with the largest and best powdered peruke imaginable his dress, magnificent enough for any other purpose, was not at all proper for this entertainment.

Court Memoirs of France Series — Complete Various

It would just suit me to wear point-lace and jewelry, and to have life revolve round me, as some beautiful star, and feel that I had nothing to do but shine and refresh the spirits of all gazers, and that in this way I was truly useful, and fulfilling the great end of my being; but alas for this doctrine! all women have not beauty.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866 Various

You yourself said you never saw such a love of a hat, and my point-lace might be the pride of a princess.

Hubert's Wife A Story for You Minnie Mary Lee

Now he ascended steep hills, then rapidly hurried to the Gulf, the shores of which the waves had made to look like point-lace, and looked up at the immense rocks on which the waters broke.

International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850 Various