blackwork
Meanings
noun
- A form of counted-thread embroidery that is usually stitched on even-weave fabric with a twisted thread.
- Work connected with funerals, as an undertaker's assistant or a maker of mourning clothes, etc.
- A style of tattoo with areas of solid black ink.
Word forms
Etymology
From black + work.
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