Limerick lace — ▪ Irish lace strictly speaking not lace at all but embroidered machine made net the appearance of which approximates true lace. It was made at Mount Kennet, near Limerick, in Ireland, having been introduced there by an English lace… … Universalium
limerick lace — noun also limerick ( s) Usage: usually capitalized 1st L : a lace of Irish origin made by embroidering or darning patterns on net; especially : tambour lace … Useful english dictionary
Limerick (disambiguation) — Limerick may refer to: * Limerick (poetry) * Limerick (song)Places: *Limerick (city), Republic of Ireland *County Limerick, Republic of Ireland *Limerick Township, Pennsylvania, USA *Limerick, Maine, USA *New Limerick, Maine, USA *Limerick,… … Wikipedia
limerick — /lim euhr ik/, n. a kind of humorous verse of five lines, in which the first, second, and fifth lines rhyme with each other, and the third and fourth lines, which are shorter, form a rhymed couplet. [1895 1900; after LIMERICK; allegedly from… … Universalium
Limerick — /lim euhr ik/, n. 1. a county in N Munster, in the SW Republic of Ireland. 100,865; 1037 sq. mi. (2686 sq. km). 2. its county seat: a seaport at the head of the Shannon estuary. 60,721. 3. Angling. a fishhook having a sharp bend below the barb. * … Universalium
Lace — • The two earliest known specimens of lace worked linen albs are that of St. Francis, preserved at St. Clare s convent, Assisi, and the alb of Pope Boniface VIII, now in the treasury of the Sistine Chapel Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 … Catholic encyclopedia
Limerick, Louisville — Limerick is a neighborhood one mile south of downtown Louisville, Kentucky USA. It was developed in the 1860s as a place of residence for employees of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad freight yard. It was named because nearly all of the… … Wikipedia
lace — lacelike, adj. lacer, n. /lays/, n., v., laced, lacing. n. 1. a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine. 2. a cord or string for holding or drawing together, as when passed through holes in opposite edges. 3. ornamental cord… … Universalium
LIMERICK — (159), Irish county on the S. of the Shannon estuary, between Tipperary and Kerry, watered by the Mulcai, Maigue, and Deel; hilly in the S., is mostly fertile, and under corn and green crops; cattle are reared and dairy products exported; some … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
lace — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. cord, lacing; braid; openwork, network. See ornament. v. t. weave, twine; interlace; bind, tie; flavor, mix, spike; informal, whip, lash. See mixture, crossing, punishment. II (Roget s IV) n. 1.… … English dictionary for students
