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cutwork

noun
cut·​work | \ ˈkÉ™t-ËŒwÉ™rk How to pronounce cutwork (audio) \

Definition of cutwork

: embroidery usually on linen in which a design is outlined in buttonhole stitch and the enclosed material cut away

First Known Use of cutwork

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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