stitchery

/stˈɪtʃɚɹi/ noun

fine work done by stitching

Word Origin Stitchery comes from stitch, from Old English sticca 'a prick, puncture' — because sewing involves pricking with a needle. The suffix -ery (from Latin -arius) means 'the art or place of.' The same root sticca gives us stick (a pointed piece of wood) and even instigate (to prick into action). So stitchery is the art of pricking fabric into patterns.

noun fine work done by stitching countable

The intricate stitchery on the wedding gown took the artisan over two hundred hours to complete.

(名词) 刺绣;针线活;绣花 【刺绣工艺】

婚纱上精美的刺绣工艺花了工匠两百多个小时才完成。

(sustantivo) bordado; costura fina; labor; puntadas finas [trabajo fino realizado con costuras]

El intrincado bordado del vestido de novia le tomó al artesano más de doscientas horas completar.

(nom) broderie; ouvrage à l'aiguille; travail d'aiguille; couture [Travail minutieux réalisé à la couture ou à la broderie.]

La broderie minutieuse de la robe de mariage a demandé plus de deux cents heures à l'artisane.

(Substantiv) Stickarbeit; Stickerei [feine Handarbeit, die durch Nähen oder Sticken ausgeführt wird; kunstvoll gestaltete Näharbeiten.]

Die filigrane **stitchery** auf dem Brautkleid nahm über zweihundert Stunden in Anspruch.

(名詞) 縫いによって作られた精緻な作品。刺繍。

ウェディングドレスの複雑な刺繍を完成させるのに、職人は 200 時間以上かかった。

(substantivo) bordado; bordadura [trabalho fino feito por costura; bordado]

A costura intrincada no vestido de casamento levou mais de duzentas horas para ser concluída pelo artesão.

Word parts: stitch + ery

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