释义 |
> as lemmasVienna cross Vienna cross stitch n. Embroidery Obsolete a type of cross stitch worked so as to appear the same on both sides of the fabric; also in shortened form Vienna cross. [After German Wiener Kreuzstich, lit. ‘Viennese cross stitch’ (1876 in an article by E. Bach, or earlier); Vienna-based embroiderer E. Bach was known for using this stitch and is often credited with its invention (compare quot. 1876).] < |