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Colbertine
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What's The Definition Of Colbertine?Synonyms | Synonyms for Colbertine: Related Terms | Find terms related to Colbertine: See Also | Colbertine In Webster's Dictionary \Col"ber*tine\, n. [From Jean Baptiste Colbert, a
minister of Louis XIV., who encouraged the lace manufacture
in France.]
A kind of lace. [Obs.]
Pinners edged with colbertine. --Swift.
Difference rose between Mechlin, the queen of lace, and
colbertine. --Young.
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