bobbin lace

Definition of Bobbin Lace in English :

1. bobbin lace, pillow lace

a handmade lace worked on a pillow with threads wound on bobbins; the pattern is marked out on the pillow by pins

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Bobbin Lace

noun

lace made with bobbins rather than with needle and thread (needlepoint lace); pillow lace

a lace whose design is laid out on a pillowlike pad with pins around which thread on bobbins is drawn and interlaced

n.

An intricate handmade lace made by interlacing thread around notched pins stuck into a pillow. Also called pillow lace.