trapunto

See also: trapuntò

English

Etymology

From Italian trapunto.

Noun

trapunto (countable and uncountable, plural trapuntos)

1. (sewing) A type of quilting producing a raised surface.
   • 2007 January 18, Eric Wilson, “Making Money in Multiples”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     […] 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.

See also

• Trapunto quilting on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Italian

Etymology 1

Participle

trapunto (feminine trapunta, masculine plural trapunti, feminine plural trapunte)

1. past participle of trapungere

Etymology 2

Verb

trapunto

1. first-person singular present indicative of trapuntare