Trapunto Definition

trə-po͝ontō
trapunto
noun
A kind of padded quilting with the design, in high relief, outlined with single stitches: used as for upholstery and robes.
Webster's New World

Origin of Trapunto

  • Italian from past participle of trapungere to embroider Latin trāns- trans- Latin pungere to prick peuk- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Italian trapunto

    From Wiktionary

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