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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A city of northern France near the Belgian border southeast of Lille. An important medieval town, it became noted for its lace industry in the 1400s.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A rich variety of lace made at Valenciennes, France. See lace.
  • noun A pyrotechnic composition, usually employed as incendiary.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • proper noun A town in the region of Nord, in the north-east of France

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a town in northeastern France long noted for its lace industry
  • noun a type of bobbin lace with floral patterns

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