Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun valenciennes

2 senses of valenciennes

Sense 1
Valenciennes -- (a town in northeastern France long noted for its lace industry)
       INSTANCE OF=> town -- (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city; "they drive through town on their way to work")

Sense 2
Valenciennes, Valenciennes lace -- (a type of bobbin lace with floral patterns)
       => pillow lace, bobbin lace -- (a handmade lace worked on a pillow with threads wound on bobbins; the pattern is marked out on the pillow by pins)