straight lace

straight lace noun: a form of lace in which the ground and figures are both formed by the same thread.

Noun

straight lace (countable and uncountable, plural straight laces)

A form of lace in which the ground and figures are both formed by the same thread.
- Furthermore, the two sides of a straight lace are usually almost indistinguishable although, occasionally, tallies (see Plate 268) are worked over the surface on the right side.2001, Heather Toomer, Antique Lace: Identifying Types and Techniques, page 17
- Some of the other types of straight laces are Bucks Point, Lille, Chantilly, Mechlin, and Torchon.2003, Marta Cotterell Raffel, The Laces of Ipswich, page 51
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see straight, lace.

You work around and around as though you were making straight lace— you'll hardly believe it until you try it but it does work!2012, Doris Southard, Lessons in Bobbin Lacemaking:
Straight lace is the most common type of lace, although its use varies considerably from country to country and region to region.2012, Brigita Fuhrmann, Bobbin Lace, page 63:

plural	straight laces

What does straight lace mean?: Straight lace means a form of lace in which the ground and figures are both formed by the same thread.
How do you use straight lace in a sentence?: You work around and around as though you were making straight lace— you'll hardly believe it until you try it but it does work!
What part of speech is straight lace?: Straight lace is a noun.
What is the plural of straight lace?: The plural of straight lace is straight laces.

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