<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!DOCTYPE Zthes SYSTEM "http://zthes.z3950.org/xml/zthes-05.dtd">  <Zthes><term><termId>31431939</termId><termName>Limerick lace</termName><termType>PT</termType><termNote><![CDATA[ Refers to a distinctive type of textile work made at Mount Kennet, near Limerick, Ireland, from 1829 onwards. It may also refer to similar textiles made in other locations. It comprises machine-made net on which embroidery is applied, with a result that is similar in appearance to true hand-made lace.  It is characterized by having designs that imitate contemporary popular designs; designs are embroidered using tambour stitches for outlines and needlerun stitches for filling. The term is sometimes used loosely to refer to embroidered net in general. ]]></termNote><termCreatedDate>2026-03-30 20:56:31</termCreatedDate><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31431940</termId><termName>lace, Limerick</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31431941</termId><termName>point de Lierre</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>31402335</termId><termName>machine lace</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation></term>  </Zthes>