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noun
A police or military chief in medieval Italian comuni.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
An Italian medieval police or military headquarters.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
A type of needlepoint embroidery consisting of upright flat stitches laid in a pattern to create zigzag or flamelike motifs, or similar motifs created in quilts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: embroidery
Topics: business, manufacturing, sewing, textiles
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noun
A type of needlepoint embroidery, traditionally in wool on canvas, consisting of upright flat stitches laid in a mathematical pattern to create flame or zigzag motifs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
needlepoint embroidery stitch that produces zigzag lines
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: flame stitch
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Broader terms: sewing stitch, embroidery stitch
History
From Italian bargello.
After a series of chairs found in the Bargello palace in Florence, which have a similar pattern. The palace takes its name from Italian bargello (“police headquarters”), from Late Latin barigildus, derived from the Frankish or Gothic equivalent of English borough.
