Assisi embroidery

noun

A form of counted-thread embroidery based on an ancient Italian tradition where the background is filled with embroidery stitches and the main motifs are left unstitched.

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Meanings

nounAssisi embroidery (countable and uncountable, plural Assisi embroideries)

plural Assisi embroideries

  1. countableuncountableA form of counted-thread embroidery based on an ancient Italian tradition where the background is filled with embroidery stitches and the main motifs are left unstitched.

Origin

Named after the Italian town of Assisi, where the modern form of the craft originated.

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Assisi embroidery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Assisi%20embroidery

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