clothwork

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

cloth +‎ -work

Noun[edit]

clothwork (uncountable)

  1. The art or technique of making things from cloth.
    • 2016, Ann-Elise Lewallen, The Fabric of Indigeneity: Ainu Identity, Gender, and Settler Colonialism in Japan:
      Four-panel mixed-media composition featuring clothwork techniques of applique, embroidery, and reverse applique […]
  2. Items made from cloth, or (in sculpture etc.) made to resemble cloth.
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