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Valenciennes: Meaning and Definition of
Va•len•ci•ennes
Pronunciation: (vu-len"s?-enz' Fr. va-ln-syen'), [key] ? n.
- a city in N France, SE of Lille. 43,202.
- Also called
- a flat bobbin lace of linen, worked in one piece with the same thread forming the ground and the motif.
- a cotton imitation of it.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.