trapunto

American  

[truh-poon-toh] / trəˈpʊn toʊ /

noun

• trapuntos
  plural

1. quilting having an embossed design produced by outlining the pattern with single stitches and then padding it with yarn or cotton.

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trapunto British  

/ trəˈpʊntəʊ /

noun

1. a type of quilting that is only partly padded in a design

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• trapuntos
  plural

Etymology

Origin of trapunto

1920–25; < Italian: embroidery, noun use of the adj.: embroidered, literally, pricked through (past participle of trapungere ), equivalent to tra- (< Latin trā-, variant of trāns- trans- ) + -punto < Latin pūnctus, equivalent to pung- (stem of pungere to prick) + -tus past participle suffix; see puncture

Example Sentences

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trapunto trapuntos

“With her trapunto paintings, she’s essentially collapsing the boundaries between painting and quilting.”

From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2023

The 2015 menswear shows were awash in dreamcatcher necklaces, embroidered caftans, trapunto dashikis and hand-tooled leather doodads.

From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2014

At the heart of her life’s work are trapuntos: maximalist hanging textiles embroidered with mirrors from India, cowrie shells from Papua New Guinea, beaded fabric from Indonesia, buttons from the Philippines and other travel-gathered bricolage.

From New York Times ● Apr. 30, 2023

The piece is one of Ms. Abad’s first trapuntos, a type of stuffed and quilted painting that the artist made her signature.

From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2023

This will be the first time in more than 30 years that the six trapuntos will hang together for public viewing.

From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2023

“Baguio Fruit” and dozens more trapuntos, among other works, are the subject of “Pacita Abad,” the first retrospective of the artist in the world.

From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2023

Ms. Abad’s nephew Pio Abad, an artist based in London, said his aunt’s trapuntos archived the world.

From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2023