Delicate Lace

Lace

Lace is a decorative openwork textile made without the use of pre-existing fabric. Lace can be made by hand or machine. Various techniques can be employed to form lace, each having a distinct category. Lace can also be used to refer to other types of openwork fabric such as cutwork or filet, which use pre-existing fabric.

delicate

Adjective

1. Easily damaged or requiring careful handling.
2. Characterized by a fine structure or thin lines.

Noun

1. A delicate item of clothing, especially underwear or lingerie.
2. A choice dainty; a delicacy.

lace

Noun

1. A light fabric containing patterns of holes, usually built up from a single thread.
2. A cord or ribbon passed through eyelets in a shoe or garment, pulled tight and tied to fasten the shoe or garment firmly.

Verb

1. To fasten (something) with laces.
2. To interweave items.