point de Hongrie
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of point de Hongrie
< French: Hungarian stitch
Example Sentences
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The spaces between the timbers had been filled up with bricks, in a way that may still be seen in some provincial towns, laid in a zigzag pattern known as Point de Hongrie.
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