"tawdry lace" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈtɔːdɹi leɪs/ Forms: tawdry laces [plural]
Etymology: Contraction of St. Audrey's lace, with reference to Saint Audrey or Æthelthryth/Æðelþryð (died 679), an Anglo-Saxon saint in whose honour a fair was held. Head templates: {{en-noun}} tawdry lace (plural tawdry laces)
  1. (obsolete) A silk ribbon or string worn as a necklace in the 16th and early 17th centuries. Tags: obsolete Derived forms: tawdry
    Sense id: en-tawdry_lace-en-noun-Vch34uqP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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