Definitions for cutwork

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cutwork cut·work

Spelling: [kuht-wurk]

IPA: /ˈkʌtˌwɜrk/

Cutwork is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 16 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 107 anagrams from letters in cutwork (ckortuw).

Definitions for cutwork

noun

1. openwork embroidery in which the ground fabric is cut out about the pattern.
2. fretwork formed by perforation or cut in low relief.
3. ornamental needlework in which spaces are cut from a ground material into which are inserted decorative figures that were made separately.
4. point coupé (def 1).

Origin of cutwork

First recorded in 1425-75, cutwork is from the late Middle English word cut werk. See cut, work

Examples for cutwork

Bed-hangings, curtains, and furniture-coverings were covered with alternate squares of lacis and cutwork.

As in all countries, lace-making apparently commenced in its early English stages by drawn-thread and cutwork.