bargello
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See also: Bargello
English
Etymology
Noun
bargello (plural bargellos or bargelli)
- (historical) A police or military chief in medieval Italian comuni.
- (historical) An Italian medieval police or military headquarters.
- (sewing, embroidery) A type of needlepoint embroidery consisting of upright flat stitches laid in a pattern to create zigzag or flamelike motifs, or similar motifs created in quilts.
Italian
Etymology
From older barigello, from Late Latin barigildus, derived from the Frankish or Gothic equivalent of English borough.
Pronunciation
Noun
bargello m (plural bargelli)
- police or military chief in medieval Italian comuni
- medieval police or military headquarters
- (sewing, embroidery) a type of needlepoint embroidery consisting of upright flat stitches laid in a pattern to create zigzag or flamelike motifs, or similar motifs created in quilts
Descendants
- → English: Bargello