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gros point

gros point

1 9.9
A kind of embroidery that uses large, rough stitches to make bold decoration on cloth
  • noun
  • Specialized
: punto grueso
  • Museum visitors admired the antique chair covered in elegant gros point embroidery.

Examples

  • The tapestry was worked in gros point, which gave it a bold and textured appearance.

  • Her grandmother taught her how to do gros point for decorative pillows.

  • I love gros point!

  • She loves to create beautiful gros point designs.

  • Museum visitors admired the antique chair covered in elegant gros point embroidery.

  • The tapestry was worked in gros point, which gave it a bold and textured appearance.

  • Her grandmother taught her how to do gros point for decorative pillows.

Synonyms

needlepoint
vsgros point
12 4.9

A kind of hand sewing on canvas that makes decorative pictures

is a particular form using much larger coarse stitches than the general technique
needlepoint embroidery
vsgros point
1 6.9

A kind of sewing that uses yarn stitched through stiff open canvas to make pictures or patterns

is a specific style using large coarse stitches for decoration

How Coarse

gros point
  • Specialized
1 9.9
satin stitch
  • Specialized
1 6.1

Surface Forms

gros point singular
gros points plural

Morphology

gros + point

One constituent ('gros') is not an English word in the provided data and the whole phrase is a specialized, borrowed sewing term whose meaning ('large/coarse stitch') is not predictably derived from the English noun 'point' alone. Because the element 'gros' is opaque to an English B1 learner (and the phrase is technical/loanword), the MWE's meaning cannot be reliably inferred from the listed constituents.

Etymology

Gros point comes from the French words gros and point, meaning 'big' and 'stitch'. Picture large, thick stitches that stand out on a pillow or chair. So, Gros point means a type of decorative embroidery made with those big, visible stitches.