ornamental needlework done by drawing threads out of the fabric and using the remaining threads to form lacelike patterns
Also called: drawn-thread work
drawn work in American English
noun
ornamental work done by drawing threads from a fabric, the remaining portions usually being formed into lacelike patterns by needlework
Word origin
[1585–95]This word is first recorded in the period 1585–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: competence, filament, keyhole, naturalize, puzzle