gros point


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
gros point /grəʊ ˈpwã/
noun a type of needlepoint embroidery consisting of stitches crossing two or more threads of the canvas in each direction.
– origin C19: Fr., lit. ‘large stitch’, from gros point de Venise, a type of lace orig. from Venice.
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