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Valenciennes

Syllabification: (Va·len·ci·ennes)
Pronunciation: /vəˌlensēˈen, ˌvalən-/
Definition of Valenciennes

noun

  • a type of bobbin lace.

Origin:

named after a town in northeastern France, where it was made in the 17th and 18th centuries

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