Lectionary Calendar
Wednesday, May 1st, 2024
the Fifth Week after Easter
Attention!

Bible Encyclopedias
Bone-Lace

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

Search for…
or
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z
Prev Entry
Bone Diseases and Injuries
Next Entry
Boner
Resource Toolbox

A kind of lace made upon a cushion from linen thread; the pattern is marked out with pins, round which are twisted the different threads, each wound on its own bobbin. The lace was so called from the fact that bobbins were formerly made of bone.

Bibliography Information
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Bone-Lace'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​b/bone-lace.html. 1910.
adsfree-icon
Ads FreeProfile