English Explanatory Dictionary

tawdry lace

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈtɔːdɹi leɪs/

Word forms

tawdry lace tawdry laces

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.

Derived words

tawdry
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