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n. - Ornamental needlepoint done by pulling threads to form lacelike patterns.

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Usage examples (9)
  • Open - or drawnwork is widely esteemed, particularly in the blouses and dresses made by the women of San Felipe de los Herreros and San Juan Nuevo.
  • He created a beautiful white-on-white deshilado (drawnwork) blouse for me with roses.
  • San Felipe de los Herreros is recognized for the textile handicraft of open - or drawnwork, called "deshilados."
  • Here is a delightful warren of one-stop shopping for everything in arts and crafts from Michoacán - chuspata figurines, tablecloths, rebozos, pottery, wooden chests and toys,...
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