Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In lacemaking: A bordering thread thicker than most of the threads of the fabric, usually indicating the pattern.
- noun A group or cluster of threads used for such bordering. Compare
trolley-thread (under trolley), and Mechlin lace (under lace).
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