资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Lace \Lace\ (l[=a]s), n. [OE. las, OF. laz, F. lacs, dim. lacet,
   fr. L. laqueus noose, snare; prob. akin to lacere to entice.
   Cf. {Delight}, {Elicit}, {Lasso}, {Latchet}.]
   1. That which binds or holds, especially by being interwoven;
      a string, cord, or band, usually one passing through
      eyelet or other holes, and used in drawing and holding
      together parts of a garment, of a shoe, of a machine belt,
      etc.

            His hat hung at his back down by a lace. --Chaucer.

            For striving more, the more in laces strong Himself
            he tied.                              --Spenser.

   2. A snare or gin, especially one made of interwoven cords; a
      net. [Obs.] --Fairfax.

            Vulcanus had caught thee [Venus] in his lace.
                                                  --Chaucer.

   3. A fabric of fine threads of linen, silk, cotton, etc.,
      often ornamented with figures; a delicate tissue of
      thread, much worn as an ornament of dress.

            Our English dames are much given to the wearing of
            costlylaces.                          --Bacon.

   4. Spirits added to coffee or some other beverage. [Old
      Slang] --Addison.

   {Alencon lace}, a kind of point lace, entirely of needlework,
      first made at Alencon in France, in the 17th century. It
      is very durable and of great beauty and cost.

   {Bone lace}, {Brussels lace}, etc. See under {Bone},
      {Brussels}, etc.

   {Gold lace}, or {Silver lace}, lace having warp threads of
      silk, or silk and cotton, and a weft of silk threads
      covered with gold (or silver), or with gilt.

   {Lace leather}, thin, oil-tanned leather suitable for cutting
      into lacings for machine belts.

   {Lace lizard} (Zo["o]l.), a large, aquatic, Australian lizard
      ({Hydrosaurus giganteus}), allied to the monitors.

   {Lace paper}, paper with an openwork design in imitation of
      lace.

   {Lace piece} (Shipbuilding), the main piece of timber which
      supports the beak or head projecting beyond the stem of a
      ship.

   {Lace pillow}, & {Pillow lace}. See under {Pillow}.

Pillow lace \Pil"low lace\
   Lace made by hand with bobbins on a pillow.

Pillow \Pil"low\, n. [OE. pilwe, AS. pyle, fr. L. pilvinus.]
   1. Anything used to support the head of a person when
      reposing; especially, a sack or case filled with feathers,
      down, hair, or other soft material.

            [Resty sloth] finds the down pillow hard. --Shak.

   2. (Mach.) A piece of metal or wood, forming a support to
      equalize pressure; a brass; a pillow block. [R.]

   3. (Naut.) A block under the inner end of a bowsprit.

   4. A kind of plain, coarse fustian.

   {Lace pillow}, a cushion used in making hand-wrought lace.

   {Pillow bier} [OE. pilwebere; cf. LG. b["u]re a pillowcase],
      a pillowcase; pillow slip. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

   {Pillow block} (Mach.), a block, or standard, for supporting
      a journal, as of a shaft. It is usually bolted to the
      frame or foundation of a machine, and is often furnished
      with journal boxes, and a movable cover, or cap, for
      tightening the bearings by means of bolts; -- called also
      {pillar block}, or {plumber block}.

   {Pillow lace}, handmade lace wrought with bobbins upon a lace
      pillow.

   {Pillow of a plow}, a crosspiece of wood which serves to
      raise or lower the beam.

   {Pillow sham}, an ornamental covering laid over a pillow when
      not in use.

   {Pillow slip}, a pillowcase.

资料来源 : WordNet®

pillow lace
     n : lace made by winding thread around bobbins on a padded
         cushion [syn: {bobbin lace}]