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trapunto

trapunto noun: a type of quilting producing a raised surface.

Noun

trapunto (countable and uncountable, plural trapuntos)

  1. A 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

Forms of trapunto

pluraltrapuntos

Origin of trapunto

From Italian trapunto.

Questions about trapunto

What does trapunto mean?
Trapunto means a type of quilting producing a raised surface.
What part of speech is trapunto?
Trapunto is a noun.
What is the plural of trapunto?
The plural of trapunto is trapuntos.

Words near trapunto in the dictionary

  1. trapstick
  2. trapsticks
  3. trapt
  4. traptamer
  5. traptamers
  6. trapunto
  7. trapuntos
  8. trapwork
  9. Traquair
  10. traquero
  11. traqueros

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