Iris Lace Or Braid Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 10, 2023

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	noun • German iris having large white flowers with lavender-tinged falls and a fragrant rhizome • fragrant rootstock of various irises especially Florentine iris; used in perfumes and medicines
	34%	7		A braid of embroidery, ferret, lace or silk as a trimming for upholstery or clothing, often with bullion thread
	noun • A braided trimming with bullion thread, used on men's coats in the eighteenth century, on women's apparel in the nineteenth, and on such furnishings as draperies or cushions.
	32%	13		One of the several iris species with the common name 'Japanese iris'
	noun • iris native to Japan having large showy flowers

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New York Times30 Nov 1987	Across 39
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6	One of the several iris species with the common name 'Japanese iris'
7	This species is sometimes called 'gladwyn iris' or 'bladder iris'