pinwork

American

[pin-wurk] / ˈpɪnˌwɜrk /

noun

(in the embroidery of needlepoint lace) crescent-shaped stitches raised from the surface of the design.

pinwork British

/ ˈpɪnˌwɜːk /

noun

(in needlepoint lace) the fine raised stitches

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Etymology

Origin of pinwork

First recorded in 1885–90; pin + work

Example Sentences

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And note that if the bed be covered with cloth, there is needed a fur coverlet of small vair, but if it be covered with serge, or broidery, or pinwork of cendal, not.'--II,

From Medieval People by Power, Eileen Edna

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