blackwork

noun

Etymology

From black + work.

  1. inherited from *werǵ- — “to make
  2. inherited from *wérǵom — “work
  3. inherited from *werką — “work
  4. inherited from *werk
  5. inherited from weorc
  6. inherited from work
  7. compounded as blackwork — “black + work

Definitions

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

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

    • All those garments are long gone since, that Katherine embroidered with Spanish blackwork.
  2. Work connected with funerals, as an undertaker's assistant or a maker of mourning…

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

    • In Mary Barton (1848), the seamstress sewing black mourning clothes is referred to as being engaged in 'blackwork', while the manufacturing company, the Courtaulds, held a monopoly on crapes from the onset of funeral practices […]
  3. A style of tattoo with areas of solid black ink.

The neighborhood

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