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lacemaking

/ˈleɪsˌmeɪkɪŋ/

Meanings
noun
The manufacture of lace.

Examples :

"My grandmother's hobby is lacemaking; she creates beautiful doilies and tablecloths. "
culture art tradition material style wear

Related Words

Illustration lace

lace noun

/leɪs/

A light fabric containing patterns of holes, usually built up from a single thread. Wp

"The grandmother's antique doily was made of a delicate lace. "

Illustration grandmother

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

A mother of someone's parent.

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

Illustration she

she noun

/ʃiː/ /ʃi/

A female.

"Pat is definitely a she."

Illustration and

and noun

/ænd/ /ənd/ /ən/

In rhythm, the second half of a divided beat.

"The drummer emphasized the ands in the song, making the rhythm very clear. "

Illustration of

of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

Illustration hobby

hobby noun

/ˈhɒ.bi/ /ˈhɑ.bi/

An activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time.

"I like to collect stamps from different countries as a hobby."

Illustration manufacture

manufacture noun

/ˌmænjʊˈfæktʃə/ /ˌmænjuˈfæktʃɚ/

The action or process of making goods systematically or on a large scale.

"The factory's efficient manufacture of toys allowed them to sell many at a low price. "

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration creates

creates verb

/kriˈeɪts/ /kriˈeɪtəs/

To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:)

"You can create the color orange by mixing yellow and red."

Illustration tablecloths

tablecloths noun

/ˈteɪbəlˌklɔθs/ /ˈteɪbəlˌklɔθz/

A cloth used to cover and protect a table, especially for a dining table.

"We used colorful tablecloths to decorate the tables for the birthday party. "

Illustration beautiful

beautiful noun

/ˈbjuːtɪfəl/

Someone who is beautiful. Can be used as a term of address.

"Hey, beautiful!"

Illustration doilies

doilies noun

/ˈdɔɪliz/

A small ornamental piece of lace or linen or paper used to protect a surface from scratches by hard objects such as vases or bowls; or to decorate a plate of food.

"My grandmother always puts doilies under her teacups and vases to protect her wooden table. "