单词 | tête de bœuf |
释义 | ‖ tête de bœuf Embroidery.|tɛt də bœf| [Fr., lit. ‘ox's head’.] Used attrib. to designate an embroidery stitch (see quots.).
1882Caulfeild & Saward Dict. Needlework 195/1 Tête de Bœuf Stitch. The name of this stitch is derived from its shape, the two upper stitches having the appearance of horns, and the lower ones of an animal's head... The needle is inserted and brought out for the two slanting stitches that commence the next Tête de Bœuf. 1923Daily Mail 19 Jan. 15 Tete de bœuf stitch... Two slanting stitches which meet in the form of a V are made, and from the inside of this, at the bottom, is taken a chain⁓stitch which is caught down with a short over-stitch. 1934M. Thomas Dict. Embroidery Stitches 198 Tête-de-bœuf filling stitch. Single daisy stitches set between two right-angled straight stitches make up this pretty filling. |

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