Definition of Petit point

1. Noun. A small diagonal needlepoint stitch.

Exact synonyms: Tent Stitch
Generic synonyms: Embroidery Stitch, Sewing Stitch

2. Noun. Needlepoint done with small stitches.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Petit Point

petiolule
petiolules
petiolus
petiolus epiglottidis
petit
petit bourgeois
petit dejeuner
petit four
petit juries
petit juror
petit jury
petit larceny
petit mal
petit mal epilepsy
petit mal seizure
petit point (current term)
petit pois
petite
petite bourgeoisie
petite marmite
petite mutant
petitely
petiteness
petitenesses
petites
petitgrain
petitio
petitio principii
petition
petitionarily

Literary usage of Petit point

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"Panel of Petit-point Embroidery, with л representation of courtly figures in a landscape. English work uf the end of the reign of Queen Elizabeth. Fig. 7. ..."

2. The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"Panel of Petit-point Embroidery, with a representation of courtly figures in a landscape. English work of the end of the reign of Queen Elizabeth. Fig. 7. ..."

3. The History of English Secular Embroidery by Margaret Jourdain (1912)
"CHAPTER VI TURKEY WORK, PETIT-POINT, QUILTING, AND HOLLIE WORK Turkey work used for ... Petit-point.— Method of working.— Its use for upholstery.—Quilting. ..."

4. Catalogue of the Rare Artistic Properties Collected by the Connoisseur ...by American Art Association, Raoul Tolentino, Seymour de Ricci, Horace Townsend by American Art Association, Raoul Tolentino, Seymour de Ricci, Horace Townsend (1920)
"467—FRENCH WALNUT ARMCHAIR IN PETIT-POINT OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY Square ... Seat and back in gros and petit-point needlework embroidered on a light ground ..."

5. De Luxe Illustrated Catalogue of the Extensive and Very Valuable Artistic ...by Luigi Orselli, Horace Townsend, American Art Association by Luigi Orselli, Horace Townsend, American Art Association (1921)
"Gros and petit point needlework embroidered, in colored wools, with figures of ... 562—PANEL OF ENGLISH petit point 19 inches square Rectangular shape. ..."

6. Antique Furniture by Frederick William Burgess (1915)
"petit point.—The needlework indicated by petit point, sometimes called tent ... Most of the furniture of the " Walnut Age" is upholstered in petit point. ..."

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