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But Señora Mendez seemed not to hear him, and went on explaining to me the difference between honiton and thread, and showing me how beautiful embroidered net looked over pale blue silk, until I felt quite cheerful just through listening to her and looking at the pretty things.
The Other Side of the Door Lucia Chamberlain 1902
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a compliment, and oscillated between tender whispers and honiton lace.
Vixen, Volume II. 1875
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It's something too dreadful to feel oneself walking into honiton at ten guineas a yard, and the more one tries to extricate oneself the more harm one does. "
Vixen, Volume I. 1875
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