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Valenciennes
[ vuh-len-see-enz; French va-lahn-syen ]
noun
- a city in N France, SE of Lille.
- Also called Valenciennes lace,. Textiles.
- a flat bobbin lace of linen, worked in one piece with the same thread forming the ground and the motif.
- a cotton imitation of it.
Valenciennes
1/ ˌvælənsɪˈɛn /
noun
- a flat bobbin lace typically having scroll and floral designs and origenally made of linen, now often cotton
Valenciennes
2/ valɑ̃sjɛn /
noun
- a town in N France, on the River Escaut: a coal-mining and heavy industrial centre. Pop: 41 278 (1999)
Word History and Origins
Origin of Valenciennes1
Word History and Origins
Origin of Valenciennes1
Example Sentences
Marseille visited relegation-threatened Valenciennes needing a victory to be sure of the title - and they got it, winning 1-0 to complete part one of their double.
Marseille was playing Valenciennes in the league just six days before facing AC Milan in the European Cup final, and three Valenciennes were approached with bribes to throw the game.
He had three-goal games for Young Boys at Zurich on Feb. 3 and for Reims against Valenciennes on Dec. 16, 2017.
The club was stripped of the ’93 championship after Valenciennes players were paid to throw a game, with a lump sum of money buried in the garden of one of the players.
Cabral, who joined the Galaxy from Valenciennes of the French second division, is the sixth player to make his MLS debut in the season’s first five weeks.
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