Some things to consider: In English, a first meaning of lace is a string thing that lassos (encloses). eg shoelace. 'braid' is a way to make a 'lace' and braid on a military uniform is often referred to as 'military lace' (we've gone down this road before on arachne LOL).
The English word for the textile 'lace' in the several other languages I know of, is la dentelle (like a tooth) in French, die spitze ('sharp') in German, kant ('side' - edging perhaps) in Dutch; and those terms relate to the appearance of the textile. I don't know how the term for lace diversified from its meaning as a cord, or a functional string, to include a textile graced with holes. But there we have it. 'point' is a term for 'stitch' - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com