trapunto

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noun

A type of quilting producing a raised surface.

OriginItalian trapunto →
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Meanings

nountrapunto (countable and uncountable, plural trapuntos)

plural trapuntos

  1. countableuncountablebusinessA type of quilting producing a raised surface.

    […] the Proenza Schouler line could be described as representing the best of their past hits: a palm print skirt for $24.99, a hooded cotton anorak for $39.99, a silk camisole with trapunto topstitching for $49.99.

    2007 January 18, Eric Wilson, “Making Money in Multiples”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Italiantrapunto
  2. Englishtrapunto

From Italian trapunto.

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APA

trapunto. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trapunto

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“trapunto.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trapunto. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trapunto,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trapunto.

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