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hardanger
[ hahr-dang-er ]
/ hɑrˈdæŋ ər /
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noun
embroidery openwork having elaborate symmetrical designs created by blocks of satin stitches within which threads of the embroidery fabric are removed.
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Origin of hardanger
First recorded in 1880–85; after Hardanger, an area in SW Norway where such embroidery was originally produced
Words nearby hardanger
harbour master, harbour seal, hard, hard act to follow, hard-and-fast, hardanger, hard as nails, hard-ass, hard-asset, hardback, hardbake
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