COLBERTINE
\kˈə͡ʊlbətˌiːn], \kˈəʊlbətˌiːn], \k_ˈəʊ_l_b_ə_t_ˌiː_n]\
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kol'ber-tin, n. a kind of lace, so called after Jean Baptiste Colbert (1619-83), Minister of Finance to Louis XIV., a great patron of the arts.
By Thomas Davidson
By Henry Percy Smith