gros point
Americannoun
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a large stitch used in embroidery.
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Venetian point lace with raised work and large designs.
noun
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a needlepoint stitch covering two horizontal and two vertical threads
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work done in this stitch
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Etymology
Origin of gros point
1860–65; < French: large point
Example Sentences
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The better part of Demuth's art was reticent, stiff and dainty as his mother's gros point.
From Time Magazine Archive
At first he could not hold a brush, so his mother got him interested in gros point embroidery.
From Time Magazine Archive
A carpet measuring nearly-seven by ten feet, it consisted of twelve panels in gros point and a not-quite-finished floral border.
From Time Magazine Archive
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