Chantilly lace

noun

: a delicate silk, linen, or synthetic lace having a 6-sided mesh ground and a floral or scrolled design

called also Chantilly

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Image Joining her husband, Mrs. Bush greeted guests while wearing a red Chantilly lace gown studded with crystals to the Salute to Heroes dinner in 2001. Scott Cacciola, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025 This included chiffon dresses and Chantilly lace gowns cut in the body-conscious shapes he is known for and that left little to the imagination, as well as buttery soft napa leather minidresses that seemed cut from Newton’s iconography. Sandra Salibian, WWD, 16 Jan. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Chantilly, France

First Known Use

1821, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Chantilly lace was in 1821

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“Chantilly lace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Chantilly%20lace. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.

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