Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To deck with passement or lace; hence, to ornament the exterior of.
  • noun Lace.
  • noun A decorative edging or trimming, especially a gimp or braid.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Lace, gimp, braid etc., sewed on a garment.

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

  • noun lace, gimp, braid etc., sewed on a garment

Etymologies

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French

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