English

Noun

guipure ‎(plural guipures)

1. A kind of lace.
   • 1855, “Mantillas and Shawls”, in Graham's American Monthly Magazine of Literature, Art, and Fashion, volume XLVI, number 4, Philadelphia, Pa.: Abraham H. See, 106 Chestnut Street, OCLC 145146808, page 578:

     Mantillas are larger than last year, and are generally all worn with a deep flouncing, either of the same material, or of black lace; the mantilla itself is also much trimmed with small ruchings of ribbon, guip and guipure lace, laid on quite flat.

   • 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 611:

     it happened actually to be a gray toque of draped velvet, trimmed with antique guipure, and a tall ostrich plume dyed the same shade of violet as her dress. […]

French

Etymology

From Middle French ghippure ‎(“trimmings”), a derivative of Middle French guiper, from Old French guiper ‎(“to cover with silk”), from Old Frankish *wīpan ‎(“to wrap”), cognate with Old High German wīfan ‎(“to twist”), Middle Dutch wīpen ‎(“to crown”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡipyʁ/

Noun

guipure f ‎(plural guipures)

1. guipure