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stumpwork

stumpwork noun: a style of embroidery where the stitched figures are raised from the surface of the work to produce a three-dimensional effect.

Noun

stumpwork (uncountable)

  1. A style of embroidery where the stitched figures are raised from the surface of the work to produce a three-dimensional effect.

stumpwork meaning in Tamil

stumpwork in Tamil

கதைக் கைவேலைப்பாடு

Origin of stumpwork

From stump + work.

Questions about stumpwork

What does stumpwork mean?
Stumpwork means a style of embroidery where the stitched figures are raised from the surface of the work to produce a three-dimensional effect.
What is stumpwork in Tamil?
Stumpwork in Tamil is கதைக் கைவேலைப்பாடு. See Stumpwork meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is stumpwork?
Stumpwork is a noun.

Words near stumpwork in the dictionary

  1. stumpsucker
  2. stumpsuckers
  3. stumptail
  4. stumptailed
  5. stumptails
  6. stumpwork
  7. stumpy
  8. stums
  9. stun
  10. stun grenade
  11. stun grenades

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Adapted from Wiktionary: stumpwork (page history and authors); stumpwork (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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