Delicate material Crossword Clue

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Delicate material Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. add alcohol to (beverages)
2. spin, wind, or twist together
(noun)
1. a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)
2. a delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

DELICATE (adjective)
1. difficult to handle; requiring great tact
2. easily broken or damaged or destroyed
MATERIAL (noun)
1. artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
2. the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
MATERIAL (adjective)
1. having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary
2. having material or physical form or substance

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
ALEC

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