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tawdry lace

/ˈtɔːdɹi leɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.42 in modern English

Syllables
tawdry lace
IPA
/ˈtɔːdɹi leɪs/
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A silk ribbon or string worn as a necklace in the 16th and early 17th centuries.

Obsolete

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.

Usage

Inflected Forms

tawdry laces (plural)

Derived Forms

tawdry

Questions

How do you pronounce tawdry lace?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɔːdɹi leɪs/.
What does tawdry lace mean?
A silk ribbon or string worn as a necklace in the 16th and early 17th centuries.
Where does tawdry lace come from?
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.

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