History of Lace by Mrs. Bury Palliser

2. Bisette.--A narrow, coarse thread pillow lace of three qualities, made

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in the environs of Paris[102] by the peasant women, principally for their own use. Though proverbially of little value--"ce n'est que de la bisette"[103]--it formed an article of traffic with the mercers and lingères of the day.

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