| 单词 | stump-work |
| 释义 | > as lemmasstump-work stump-work n. a peculiar kind of raised embroidery practised in the 15–17th centuries (see quot. 1904). ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > sewing or ornamenting textile fabric > [noun] > embroidery or ornamental sewing > raised embroidery stump embroidery1904 stump-work1904 1904 Mrs. Head in Burlington Mag. Feb. 173/1 English stump-work has..a definite individuality... Lace, brocade, satin,..peacocks' feathers and human hair were all blended together by the finest and most elaborate of embroidery stitches, and raised on ‘stumps’ of wood, or wool pads, in the most fantastic of designs. 1938 Burlington Mag. Oct. 172/2 Stuart ‘stump-work’ embroidery. 1958 Times 25 Nov. 18/6 A highly important Venetian glass mirror with stumpwork panels. 1971 Country Life 10 June 1426/2 A mirror framed in stumpwork embroidery made in England three centuries ago. < as lemmas |
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