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Honiton Honiton lace noun
- a type of lace with a floral sprig pattern
Word Origin for Honiton C19: named after Honiton, Devon, where it was first made Examples from the Web for honiton Historical Examples of honiton
You are to wear your pearl grey, with any amount of Honiton lace jabbed into it.
Saki
During this period Honiton produced the finest laces in Europe.
A Book of the West. Volume I Devon
S. Baring-Gould
Her wearing of her best Honiton lace collar seemed pardonable.
E. Nesbit
The stitches and manner of working in Honiton and Duchesse are alike.
Samuel L. Goldenberg
The modern Honiton and Maltese are guipures, and so is Venetian point.
Samuel L. Goldenberg