Hamburg edgings

Noun

Hamburg edging (countable and uncountable, plural Hamburg edgings)

1. A kind of embroidered work done by machinery on cambric or muslin, and used for trimming.
   • That was the tree all the neighborhood children loved best, playing house under it, hanging by hooked knees from its low branches, while their faces turned purple and the little girls' skirts fell over their heads, showing gathered drawers with Hamburg edging.1927, Anne Parrish, To-morrow Morning, Chapter 5

   Synonyms:

   Hamburg edge