needlepoint
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English
[edit ]Etymology
[edit ]Pronunciation
[edit ]Noun
[edit ]needlepoint (countable and uncountable , plural needlepoints )
- (uncountable ) A craft involving pulling yarn, thread, or floss through a canvas mesh to produce a decorative design.
- (countable ) An object made using that craft.
Derived terms
[edit ]Translations
[edit ]craft
- Finnish: kanavakirjonta
- German: Sticken n
- Italian: ricamo (it) m
- Māori: tui whakaniko
- Polish: haftowanie na kanwie n
object
- Finnish: kanavatyö , kanavakirjonta
- Polish: haft na kanwie m, haft gobelinowy m
Verb
[edit ]needlepoint (third-person singular simple present needlepoints , present participle needlepointing , simple past and past participle needlepointed )
- (transitive ) To produce a decorative design by this means.