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stumpwork

American  
[stuhmp-wurk] / ˈstʌmpˌwɜrk /

noun

  1. a type of embroidery popular in the 17th century, consisting of intricate, colorful designs padded with horsehair to make them stand out in relief.

stumpwork British  
/ ˈstʌmpˌwɜːk /

noun

  1. a type of embroidery of the 15th to 17th centuries featuring raised or embossed figures, padded with cotton wool or hair

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Etymology

Origin of stumpwork

First recorded in 1900–05; stump + work

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With Charles II. the embroidered gloves seem to have vanished along with the stumpwork pictures, of which more anon.

From Chats on Old Lace and Needlework by Lowes, Emily Leigh

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