drawnwork
1drawnwork — n. ornamental needlework done by drawing threads to form lacelike patterns. [WordNet 1.5] …
2drawnwork — [drôn′wʉrk΄] n. ornamental work done on textiles by pulling out threads to produce a lacelike design * * * …
3drawnwork — [drôn′wʉrk΄] n. ornamental work done on textiles by pulling out threads to produce a lacelike design …
4drawnwork — noun Date: 1594 decoration on cloth made by drawing out threads according to a pattern …
5drawnwork — noun ornamental needlework done by drawing threads to form lacelike patterns • Hypernyms: ↑embroidery, ↑fancywork …
6Drawn 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… …
7hemstitch — 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… …
8Chaozhou — /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 ( …
9Guangdong — /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… …
10Shantou — /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 …
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