Meanings
bargello1
plural bargellos · plural bargelli
- historicalAn Italian medieval police or military headquarters.
- embroiderybusinessA type of needlepoint embroidery consisting of upright flat stitches laid in a pattern to create zigzag or flamelike motifs, or similar motifs created in quilts.
Bargello2
- uncountableA type of needlepoint embroidery, traditionally in wool on canvas, consisting of upright flat stitches laid in a mathematical pattern to create flame or zigzag motifs.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounneedlepoint embroidery stitch that produces zigzag lines
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Origin
bargello · noun
- Italianbargello
- Englishbargello
From Italian bargello.
More words from Italian
Full word history & related roots →Bargello · noun
- Late Latinbarigildus
- Italianbargello“police headquarters”
- EnglishBargello
After a series of chairs found in the Bargello palace in Florence, which have a similar pattern. The palace takes its name from Italian bargello (“police headquarters”), from Late Latin barigildus, derived from the Frankish or Gothic equivalent of English borough.
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bargello. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bargello
“bargello.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bargello. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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