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VALENCIENNES
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A type of bobbin lace with floral patterns
Synonyms:
Valenciennes; Valenciennes lace
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("Valenciennes" is a kind of...):
bobbin lace; pillow lace (a handmade lace worked on a pillow with threads wound on bobbins; the pattern is marked out on the pillow by pins)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A town in northeastern France long noted for its lace industry
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
town (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city)
Holonyms ("Valenciennes" is a part of...):
France; French Republic (a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe)
