Definitions

Sorry, no definitions found. Check out and contribute to the discussion of this word!

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word lace-edged.

Examples

  • I inherited a fine set of lace-edged pillow shams that sat in deep-drawer exile for years.

    What a Little Lace Can Do Sara Ruffin Costello 2012

  • In my bed gown and cap, wrapped in a lace-edged wool shawl against the dampness that penetrates the old stone walls, I am ready to slip into the high, four-poster bed curtained with embroidered silk.

    Secret History of Elizabeth Tudor, Vampire Slayer Lucy Weston 2011

  • In my bed gown and cap, wrapped in a lace-edged wool shawl against the dampness that penetrates the old stone walls, I am ready to slip into the high, four-poster bed curtained with embroidered silk.

    Secret History of Elizabeth Tudor, Vampire Slayer Lucy Weston 2011

  • Sighing at her sad lack of fortitude, Mary repinned a riotous curl that threatened to fall, and wishing she were a tad thinner, smoothed her cheery yellow round gown of light wool and tugged her long, lace-edged sleeves to the tops of her hands.

    One Night in Scotland Karen Hawkins 2010

  • The walls were a permanently open photograph album of Carstairses, Silvestris, Ceruttis and Cunninghams, the occasional tables boasted lava lamps next to Dresden china lamps, and there were lace-edged, daisy-embroidered doilies everywhere.

    Naked Cruelty Colleen McCullough 2010

  • A lace-edged cap like a turban bedecked with ribbons and feathers did not quite conceal her hair, which was dark like Dela garde's, though streaked through with grey.

    Gatlinburg 2010

  • We rode standing-room-only buses with chickens at our elbows, and "luxury" buses where violent lurid Hollywood movies made the kilometers seem eternal, and narrow gauge trains with lace-edged linens in the hard sleepers.

    My Abortion Baby 2009

  • One thing I did with these cards that I've never done before is do a finished edge with the fabric folded underneath on both back and front (I usually just satin stitch, but I am trying variations, like with the lace-edged Valentine's cards).

    Archive 2007-02-01 katelnorth 2007

  • One thing I did with these cards that I've never done before is do a finished edge with the fabric folded underneath on both back and front (I usually just satin stitch, but I am trying variations, like with the lace-edged Valentine's cards).

    "Fibres" postcards katelnorth 2007

  • We rode standing-room-only buses with chickens at our elbows, and "luxury" buses where violent lurid Hollywood movies made the kilometers seem eternal, and narrow gauge trains with lace-edged linens in the hard sleepers.

    Valerie Tarico: My Abortion Baby 2009

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.