bargello
Americannoun
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a straight stitch worked in a high and low relief pattern to form a variety of zigzag or oblique designs.
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needlepoint work or a design done in such stitches, especially the traditional needlepoint created by a classic stitch Florentine stitch done in diagonal lines.
Etymology
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
Example Sentences
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The Brooklyn Flea, the Hester Street Fair and the soon-to-reopen New Amsterdam Market have become tasting destinations, where handmade food is as much of a fetish as vintage Ray-Bans or bargello pillowcases.
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