bargello
[bahr-jel-oh]
noun
a straight stitch worked in a high and low relief pattern to form a variety of zigzag or oblique designs.
needlepoint work or a design done in such stitches, especially the traditional needlepoint created by a classic stitch (Florentine stitch) done in diagonal lines.
RELATED WORDS
lace, decoration, tapestry, brocade, needlepoint, quilting, adornment, needlework, sampler, tracery, arabesque, crochet, tatting, cross-stitch, crewel
Origin of bargello
First recorded in 1920–25; allegedly after a set of chairs embroidered with such a stitch in the Bargello, a museum in Florence
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Examples from the Web for bargello
Historical Examples of bargello
The original relief from the foot of the pedestal—Perseus and Andromeda—is in the Bargello, and replaced by a cast.
The same tendencies are to be noted in the bronze putto at the Bargello.
Therefore Tito had felt easier when he knew that the Eight had gone to the Bargello to order the instant erection of the scaffold.
RomolaGeorge Eliot
It was he who discovered the portrait of Dante in the Bargello at Florence.
A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.)Mrs. Sutherland Orr
I went to the town and did some shopping and went over the Bargello.
Passing ByMaurice Baring