hardanger
[ hahr-dang-er ]
/ hɑrˈdæŋ ər /
noun
embroidery openwork having elaborate symmetrical designs created by blocks of satin stitches within which threads of the embroidery fabric are removed.
Origin of hardanger
First recorded in 1880–85; after
Hardanger, an area in SW Norway where such embroidery was orig. produced
Words nearby hardanger
hard-surface,
hard-ticket,
hard-wearing,
hard-wired,
hard-working,
hardanger,
hardback,
hardbake,
hardball,
hardboard,
hardbody