Lace made of linen or cotton thread as distinguished from silk lace.
1581. Acc. Bk. W. Wray, in Antiquary, XXXII. 117. A grose white thred lace, v s. vj d.
1785. in Home Counties Mag. (1902), IV. 226. One of the best thread lace-makers in England.
1821. J. Smyth, Pract. of Customs, 118. No Thread Lace can be imported in a less quantity than 12 yards, unless of the value of £2 per yard or upwards.
1861. Geo. Eliot, Silas M., i. Great ladies, clothed in silk and thread-lace.
