| 单词 | surface couching |
| 释义 | > as lemmassurface couching surface couching n. a form of embroidery in which a (typically gold) thread is held flat on the surface of the fabric by stitches looped over it; cf. couch v.1 4b. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > sewn or ornamented textile fabric > [noun] > embroidery or ornamental sewing > done in specific stitches > couching > specific brick stitch1842 brick couching1881 brick1882 spider couching1882 Vandyke couching1882 bricking1899 surface couching1927 underside-couching1936 1927 Burlington Mag. Dec. 285/2 Unlike the later surface couching, the earlier form is practically indestructible by legitimate use. 1963 Opus Anglicanum (V. & A. Mus. Exhib. Catal.) 14/1 Silver-gilt and silk thread in underside and surface couching and stem stitch. 2005 H. M. Stevens Myth & Magic Embroidery i. 32 Surface couching is an age-old technique for securing gold or other precious thread to the background fabric without ‘wasting’ any of such a valuable commodity on the reverse of the material. < as lemmas |
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