Bargello
/bɑːˈdʒɛləʊ/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A police or military chief in medieval Italian comuni. historical
- 2 A type of needlepoint embroidery, traditionally in wool on canvas, consisting of upright flat stitches laid in a mathematical pattern to create flame or zigzag motifs. uncountable
- 3 needlepoint embroidery stitch that produces zigzag lines wordnet
- 4 An Italian medieval police or military headquarters. historical
- 5 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.
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Italian bargello.
Etymology 2
After a series of chairs found in the Bargello palace in Florence, which have a similar pattern. The palace takes its name from Italian bargello (“police headquarters”), from Late Latin barigildus, derived from the Frankish or Gothic equivalent of English borough.