Inflected forms: pl. tra·pun·tos Quilting in which the design is outlined with two or more rows of running stitches and then padded from the underside to achieve a raised effect.
ETYMOLOGY:
Italian, from past participle of trapungere, to embroider : Latin trns-, trans- + Latin pungere, to prick; see peuk- in Appendix I.
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ns-, trans- + Latin pungere, to prick; see peuk- in Appendix I.
