I know exactly the fabric you mean as I have a mid 1960s dress made entirely from it in bright turquoise and it really is surprisingly heavy.
I found http://vintagefashionguild.org/lingerie-guide/lingerie-fabric-and-lace-treatments/
and it has similarities with Chantilly lace, though the cording is more abstract. Perhaps it could be called a mock-chantilly lace fabric?
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