TRAPUNTO

[tra.pun.to] n, pl -tos [It, fr. pp. of trapungere to embroider, fr. tra- across (fr. L trans-) + pungere to prick, fr. L--more at trans-, pungent] (ca. 1924): a decorative quilted design in high relief worked through at least two layers of cloth by outlining the design in running stitch and padding it from the underside