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Hardanger|ˈhɑːdæŋə(r)| The name of a district in west Norway used attrib. or absol. in names of things connected with Hardanger, as Hardanger cloth, Hardanger embroidery, Hardanger fiddle, Hardanger violin.
1883J. M. Fleming Old Violins & their Makers v. 177 In the Exhibition of 1862, a specimen of their class of work—a Hardanger violin—was exhibited. 1900Grove Dict. Mus. (ed. 2) IV. 663/1 The Halling{ddd}is accompanied on the Hardanger fiddle.., a violin strung with four stopped and four sympathetic strings. 1908Sears, Roebuck Catal. 527/5 Hardinger [sic] Canvas. 1928Funk's Stand. Dict., Hardanger, ornamental needlework in the pattern of diamonds or squares, made at Hardanger. 1930tr. T. de Dillmont's Encycl. Needlework 580 This border is a specimen of the Norwegian openwork known under the name of ‘Hardanger’ embroidery. 1957M. B. Picken Fashion Dict. 159/1 Hardanger cloth, soft cotton cloth of excellent quality. Ibid., Hardanger embroidery, heavy, symmetrical, Norwegian needlework done in elaborate diamond or square pattern. 1972P. A. Whitney Listen for Whisperer vii. 120 What you heard was one of our Hardanger fiddles. |