WHITEWORK

Meaning of WHITEWORK in English

■ noun embroidery worked in white thread on a white ground.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

WHITEWORK — embroidery worked in white thread on white material, originated in India and China and popular in the West since the …
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AYRSHIRE WHITEWORK — in embroidery, a type of drawn thread work done in white thread on white material. Although similar work had been …
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WHITE WORK — needlework done in white on fine white cloth, esp. linen. Also, whitework . [ 1860-65; WHITE + WORK ]
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BRODERIE ANGLAISE — (French: English embroidery), form of whitework embroidery in which round or oval holes are pierced in the material (such as …
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SEWING — n. 25B6; noun STITCHING, needlework, needlecraft, fancy-work. See list. Sewing Techniques and Stitches appliqué loop stitch backstitch mitring bar tack …
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