An ornamental tooling like lace.
Any fine scrollwork or lacy patterns which might be tooled into the leather covers of a book. However, the term is most usually encountered in "inner dentelle." This is the fold of leather turned in around the edges of the covers of a book, often decorated in gilt in a geometric design. The inner dentelle, in a fancy hand binding, may be the source for identifying the binder, who sometimes inserts his name in tiny letters along the inner dentelle at the bottom of the inside front cover.
(From the French "Lace"). A decorative lace-like pattern on the inside edge of the covers. Usually gilt. Commonly referred to as "inside dentelles".
A lacy rim, or border along the inner edge. In the 18th century the dentelle was usually on the outside of the book. Today most dentelles are used on the inside.
A lacy patterned border found on the inner edge, most often on the inside of the boards.
A lace-like pattern on a border applied to the inner edge, usually gilt (was sometimes used on the outside in France in the 18th century).
a lacelike border pattern on a binding.
An outer border on the inside or outside of a cover comprising small tooled motifs, resembling lace.
A lace-like pattern applied to the edges of the cover of the inside border of a book bound in leather.
Dentelles (meaning "lace" in French) are rhinestones cut with 32 or 64 facets.
"lace"; a portion of meat or fish so thinly sliced as to suggest a resemblance. Also, large lace-thin sweet crêpe.