Etymology

cutwork

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Today it means: A form of embroidery in which intervening fabric is cut away. Full definition →

Middle English cut-werk
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromcut-werk
  2. English todaycutwork

From Middle English cut-werk, equivalent to cut + work.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.