‖ entredeux Sewing.
(ɑ̃trəd{obar})
[Fr., lit. = between two.]
An insertion of lace, linen, or other material; = beading vbl. n. 2.
| 1850 Harper's Mag. I. 432 Morning cap trimmed with Valenciennes and gauze ribbons..muslin guimpe bouillonné, with embroidered entre-deux. 1902 Daily Chron. 1 Feb. 8/3 A milk-white gown, most delightfully arranged about the waist in corselet form by means of lace entre⁓deux. 1904 Ibid. 3 May 8/5 A way of using medallions and entredeux of stitched linen on gowns of fine cloth. 1928 Observer 12 Feb. 23 Such felts are..simple compared to many another which is complicated by endredeux of straw. 1964 McCall's Sewing ii. 28/2 Entre-deux, another term for beading or veining. |