Mechlin, a. and n.
(ˈmɛklɪn)
Forms: 5 meighlyn, 7 mecklen, 8 mechlen, mecklin, mechline, macklin, 8– mechlin.
[The name of a town in Belgium, used attrib. and ellipt.]
† 1. Mechlin black: a black cloth made at Mechlin.
| 1483 Wardr. Acc. in Grose Antiq. Rep. (1807) I. 61 ij pair of hosen made of..broode meighlyn blac. |
2. In full Mechlin lace: lace produced at Mechlin. † Mechlin cravat: a neckerchief made of Mechlin lace. Mechlin embroidery (see quot. 1882).
| 1699 Lond. Gaz. No. 3525/4 A Wastcoat and Holland Shift, both laced with Mecklen Lace. 1706 Farquhar Recruiting Officer iii. i, Right Mechlin, by this light! Where did you get this Lace? 1714 Gay Araminta, The Silver Knot o'erlooks the Mechlen Lace. 1716 Pope Basset-t. 91 With eager beats his Mechlin Cravat moves. 1728 Young Love of Fame v. (ed. 2) 105 Mecklin the queen of lace. 1728 Swift Jrnl. Mod. Lady Wks. 1751 VII. 192 Fresh Matter for a World of Chat, Right Indian this, right Macklin that. 1748 Smollett Rod. Rand. xxxiv. (1760) I. 265 His shirt which was of the finest cambric, edged with right Mechline. 1865 F. B. Palliser Lace 31 All the laces of Flanders, with the exception of those of Brussels and the point double, were known at this period [1665] under the general name of Mechlin. 1882 Caulfeild & Saward Dict. Needlework, Mechlin Embroidery, a term applied to Mechlin Lace, as the thread that was inserted round the outlines of that lace gave it somewhat the look of Embroidery. Ibid., Mechlin Lace Wheel,..formed with a number of Bars crossing each other, with a circle or wheel ornamented with Picots in the centre of the space. 1888 M. E. Braddon Fatal Three i. i, The flowing garment..was to be changed presently for white satin and old Mechlin lace. |