Brussels lace

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of Brussels lace It was built out of antique Brussels lace — along with silk, taffeta and tulle — and embellished with pearls. Erin Hill, Peoplemag, 8 Nov. 2023 The dress for the party was a slip dress in white jersey and tulle and was worn with Balthazar’s family veil, handmade with Brussels lace and passed down from woman to woman since 1900. Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 6 Sep. 2023 The dress included an ivory ball skirt complete with a lace train, as well as a bodice of antique Brussels lace adorned with pearls. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 14 July 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Brussels lace
Noun
  • The dress, made of nude and black tulle and hand-embroidered with over 100,000 beads and sequins, was originally shown on a mannequin, and had never been worn by a human being before.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Moroney chose a blue strapless mermaid gown with a tulle skirt.
    Marissa Muller, WWD, 20 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The answer was to stretch the silicon crystal lattice somewhat, allowing charge to speed through faster.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Jan. 2025
  • However, in reality, these atoms can randomly swap places within the crystal lattice, meaning some sites that were supposed to have copper atoms might have zinc atoms, and vice versa.
    John Werner, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Wearing a floor-length white lace gown, Abrams appeared alongside The National’s Aaron Dessner, each with a guitar in hand to perform a moving acoustic rendition of the Billboard Hot 100 hit off last year’s The Secret of Us.
    Stephen Daw, Billboard, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Following Rosalynn Carter’s tenure, Nancy Reagan set her intentions in 1981 with an expensive white one-shoulder beaded and lace sheath gown at the inaugural ball.
    Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 19 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Gwen Stefani returned to her roots in fishnets and plaid Gwen Stefani fronts No Doubt.
    Sam Reed, Glamour, 31 Jan. 2025
  • After a long slide toward irrelevance, though, the show is on its last fishnet leg, leaving her at an impasse.
    Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • There were also some production filigrees that evoked Owens’ old stomping grounds, such as quick shots of reporters on the ground telling viewers to stay tuned for their coming stories.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Weingut Josef Jamek | 2022 Ried Klaus Riesling Federspiel A still-young vintage, the filigree of Weingut Jamek’s style is only available for a short time in the United States.
    Jill Barth, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Every brand has its own strategy; the Nissan Leaf's is on the nose behind a flap on the grille, for example, while Ford put it near the driver's door.
    Emily Forlini, PCMAG, 30 Jan. 2025
  • The brand also rolled out an alternative grille as an option — a more traditional egg crate-style design than the dark wire mesh maw the car debuted with.
    Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 30 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • On January 28, the actress attended a screening for her new film, You’re Cordially Invited, with Will Ferrell.
    Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 1 Feb. 2025
  • People often avoid preventive care because of the cost and inaccessibility of seeing a doctor for wellness screenings.
    Jennifer Pierce, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Community spaces will include rooms with a kitchenette for gatherings, a computer and library room, a craft room, a fitness room, an outdoor grill area with picnic tables and a dog park.
    Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 7 Feb. 2025
  • The restaurant group then launched Momento as a woodfired grill in 2022, changed it to a Mediterranean restaurant in 2023 and closed it for good six months later, in March 2024.
    Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2025

Thesaurus Entries Near Brussels lace

Cite this Entry

“Brussels lace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Brussels%20lace. Accessed 14 Feb. 2025.

More from Merriam-Webster on Brussels lace

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!