- battenberg lace
- \\ˈbatənˌbərg-\ noun
Usage: usually capitalized BEtymology: from Battenberg, village in Prussia, Germany
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battenberg lace
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Battenberg lace — /ˈbætnbɜg leɪs/ (say batnberg lays) noun a style of 19th century machine made lace. {named after Princess Beatrice of England, who married Prince Henry of Battenberg, Germany, in 1885} …
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