"Limerick lace" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Limerick laces [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} Limerick lace (countable and uncountable, plural Limerick laces)
  1. (textiles) A kind of hybrid lace of embroidered needle lace or crocheted lace on a machine-made net base, originally made in Limerick, Ireland, and noted for its variety of delicate fillings. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Textiles
    Sense id: en-Limerick_lace-en-noun-nZaPo0UF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: business, manufacturing, textiles

Inflected forms

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