Valenciennes

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Valenciennes

/ˌvælənsiˈɛn/ UK
/ˌvælənsiˈɛnz/ UK
/vəˌlɛnsiˈɛn/ US

proper noun

A town in Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.

noun

uncountable A fine bobbin lace having the design made with the ground and of the same thread. For morning fetes is worn with this dress a small white muslin paletot, without sleeves, split up the back, trimmed with two gauffred frills, edged with Valenciennes, and a narrow puffing, lined with satin ribbon.

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日本語	ヴァランシエンヌ Varanshiennu, ヴァランシエン Varanshien
Français	Valenciennes

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@misc{valenciennes_2026,
  title = {Valenciennes},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/valenciennes},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}