tra·pun·to (tr -p n t )n. pl. tra·pun·tos Quilting in which the design is outlined with two or more rows of running stitches and then padded from the underside to achieve a raised effect. [Italian, from past participle of trapungere, to embroider : Latin tr  ns-, trans- + Latin pungere, to prick; see peuk- in Indo-European roots.] |
trapunto [trəˈpʊntəʊ]
n pl -tos
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) a type of quilting that is only partly padded in a design
[Italian, from trapungere to embroider, from pungere to prick (from Latin)]
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