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bargello
[ bahr-jel-oh ]
/ bɑrˈdʒɛl oʊ /
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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.
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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
Words nearby bargello
bargeboard, barge couple, barge course, bargee, barge in, bargello, bargeman, bar gemel, bargepole, barge spike, bargestone
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