English Explanatory Dictionary

guipure

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of bobbin lace that connects the motifs with bars or plaits rather than net or mesh.

Pronunciation

/ɡiːˈpjʊə/

Word forms

guipure guipures

Etymology

Borrowed from French guipure, from guiper (“to cover with silk”), ultimately borrowed from Frankish *wīpan (“to wind, wrap”), from Proto-Germanic *wīpaną (“to wind, wrap”). Related to English wimple.

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