bargello
[ bahr-jel-oh ]
/ bɑrˈdʒɛl oʊ /
noun
a straight stitch worked in a high and low relief pattern to form a variety of zigzag or oblique designs.
needlepoint work or a design done in such stitches, especially the traditional needlepoint created by a classic stitch (Florentine stitch) done in diagonal lines.
Origin of bargello
First recorded in 1920–25; allegedly after a set of chairs embroidered with such a stitch in the
Bargello, a museum in Florence
Words nearby bargello
barge course,
barge in,
barge spike,
bargeboard,
bargee,
bargello,
bargeman,
bargepole,
bargestone,
barghest,
bargoon