- drawnwork
- noun Date: 1594 decoration on cloth made by drawing out threads according to a pattern
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drawnwork
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drawnwork — n. ornamental needlework done by drawing threads to form lacelike patterns. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
drawnwork — [drôn′wʉrk΄] n. ornamental work done on textiles by pulling out threads to produce a lacelike design * * * … Universalium
drawnwork — [drôn′wʉrk΄] n. ornamental work done on textiles by pulling out threads to produce a lacelike design … English World dictionary
drawnwork — noun ornamental needlework done by drawing threads to form lacelike patterns • Hypernyms: ↑embroidery, ↑fancywork … Useful english dictionary
Drawn thread work — Linen towel with drawn thread work accented with embroidery in stem and satin stitch. Drawn thread work is a form of counted thread embroidery based on removing threads from the warp and/or the weft of a piece of even weave fabric. The remaining… … Wikipedia
hemstitch — I. transitive verb Date: 1839 to decorate (as a border) with hemstitch • hemstitcher noun II. noun Date: 1853 1. decorative needlework similar to drawnwork that is used especially on or next to the stitching line of hems 2. a stitch used in… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Chaozhou — /chow zhoh /, n. Pinyin. a city in E Guangdong province, in SE China. 101,000. Also, Chaochow. Formerly, Chao an. * * * ▪ China Wade Giles romanization Ch ao chou , formerly Chao an city, eastern Guangdong sheng ( … Universalium
Guangdong — /gwahng dawng /, n. Pinyin. a province in SE China. 42,800,000; 89,344 sq. mi. (231,401 sq. km). Cap.: Canton. Also, Kwangtung. * * * or Kuang tung conventional Kwangtung Southernmost mainland province (pop., 2000 est.: 86,420,000), China. It is… … Universalium
Shantou — /shahn toh /, n. Pinyin. a seaport in E Guangdong province, in SE China. 400,000. Also, Swatow. * * * ▪ China Wade Giles romanization Shan t ou , conventional Swatow city in eastern Guangdong sheng (province), southern China. It lies on … Universalium
fagoting — or faggoting [fag′ət iŋ] n. 1. a kind of drawnwork or hemstitch with wide spaces 2. openwork decoration in which the thread is drawn in crisscross or barlike stitches across the open seam … English World dictionary
