Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chantilly lace

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.62 in modern English

Syllables: chan-til-ly lace
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A delicate kind of bobbin lace, known for its fine ground, outlined pattern, and abundant detail.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"After dinner they gathered round the large, bright coal fire, whose one neatly-cut log emitted a shower of sparkles at every touch of the poker,—talked of former times,— sipped some fine old port, with a cobweb dress as fragile and more precious than any blonde veil Chantilly ever produced,— and felt more and more convinced, that though the world was a very bad one, yet there were some few things in it worth living for."

Usage

Inflected Forms

Chantilly laces (plural)

Questions

What does chantilly lace mean?: A delicate kind of bobbin lace, known for its fine ground, outlined pattern, and abundant detail.

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