In one of the replies, someone pointed out the _Victorian-era_ as the likely source of naming 'lace somethings'
Speaking of that, the 'lacemaker' made an appearance in a humourous context ( Lewis Carroll's beaver making lace), and seque-ing to the current day, there is a reference to a university position 'something-or-other Lacemaker' which was delightful, except I can't find the exact quote - in a Terry Pratchett world. (that's my jigsaw ergo puzzle content, remotely lace ~) On 6/2/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > In a private post from Malvary (my sister) she made the comment > > > Your question about Queen Ann Lace certainly generated a lot of messages > > but didn't really answer your question > > Yes, I noticed that! What I was more interested in "is there any way to > work > out when plant names first became lace somethings", ie before that lace bye for now Bev in Sooke BC (on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
