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guipure

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɡɪˈp(j)ʊə/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɡiːˈp(j)ʊə/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɡiːˈp(j)ʊəɹə/
  • General-American: /ɡĭ-p(y)o͝or′/
  • General-American: /ɡɪˈp(j)ʊɹ/
  • rhymes with -ʊə(ɹ)
  • rhymes with -ʊəɹə

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noun

Meaning 1

A kind of bobbin lace that connects the motifs with bars or plaits rather than net or mesh.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French guipure, from guiper (“to cover with silk”), ultimately borrowed from Frankish *wīpan (“to wind, wrap”), from Proto-Germanic *wīpaną (“to wind, wrap”). Related to English wimple.