Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Jun 16, 2009 10:28
14 yrs ago
Italian term
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ad ago
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Art/Literary
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
sewing terms
The text is a description of a dead queen's court robes, among which is a lace veil described as being partly "ad ago" and partly "a fuselli".
Does anyone know how I can translate this? Many thanks
Does anyone know how I can translate this? Many thanks
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | needlepoint |
Tom in London
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| 5 | needle lace |
Shera Lyn Parpia
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| 3 | needlework |
Pnina
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Proposed translations
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1 min
Tom in London
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Architecture, design, technical, etc.
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Italian to English
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83
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needlepoint
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Comment: "Thanks, Tom, this looks right."
27 mins
needlework
It means sewing or embroidery.
1 hr
Shera Lyn Parpia
Italy
Italy
Native in English
Specializes in field
Italy
translating meaning, not just words
Native in: English
Works in: English to Italian, Italian to English, English
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791
needle lace
Needlepoint is an embroidery technique. We are speaking of lace making here and two methods have been give - pizzo ad ago and pizzo a fuselli.
Sometime people do say needlepoint lace but I feel that is misleading.
http://209.85.129.132/search?q=cache:EQ8mwO8G2_gJ:www.merlet...
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-06-16 12:12:51 GMT)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Lace_types
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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-06-16 12:44:02 GMT)
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This is a shawl using both types of lace together.
http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=360...
Sometime people do say needlepoint lace but I feel that is misleading.
http://209.85.129.132/search?q=cache:EQ8mwO8G2_gJ:www.merlet...
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-06-16 12:12:51 GMT)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Lace_types
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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-06-16 12:44:02 GMT)
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This is a shawl using both types of lace together.
http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=360...
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