Mechlin

Proper noun

 * 1)  (city in Belgium)

Noun

 * 1) A kind of lace made at, or originating in, Mechelen, having a bobbin ground and designs outlined by thread or flat cord.
 * 2) * 1725-8,, Love of Fame, The Universal Passion, "Satire V: On Women", line 359-60
 * And if disputes of empire rise between / Mechlin, the queen of lace, and Colberteen.