point de Hongrie

[pwan duh awn-gree]

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noun

flame stitch.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of point de Hongrie¹

< French: Hungarian stitch

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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.