needlepoint
needlepoint Lexical Profile
needlepoint Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A form of counted-thread embroidery in which yarn is stitched through a stiff open-weave canvas, or a piece of decorative fabric created using this technique.
"She spent the winter evenings working on a floral needlepoint for the living room armchairs."
A delicate lace worked with a needle over a paper pattern rather than on a pillow with bobbins; needle lace.
"The antique wedding veil was bordered with intricate 18th-century Venetian needlepoint."
A sharp, slender tip or projection resembling the point of a sewing needle.
"The pen features a fine needlepoint that allows architects to draw precise technical lines."
• verb
To embroider or decorate a canvas or item using needlepoint stitches.
"My grandmother needlepointed a set of holiday stockings for each of her grandchildren."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Coined in the late 19th century as a compound of "needle" and "point" (from Old French point, meaning a stitch or prick made by a needle in lace-making or embroidery).