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Meaning of blackwork

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

blackwork

noun

Definitions

  1. A form of counted-thread embroidery that is usually stitched on even-weave fabric with a twisted thread.

  2. Work connected with funerals, as an undertaker's assistant or a maker of mourning clothes, etc.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/blackwork

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