hardanger

[ hahr-dang-er ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

embroidery openwork having elaborate symmetrical designs created by blocks of satin stitches within which threads of the embroidery fabric are removed.

First recorded in 1880–85; after Hardanger, an area in SW Norway where such embroidery was originally produced

Hardanger & Co. represented one of the greatest factors in the trade of two hemispheres.

To stand out on abstract questions of honor, and then tacitly break all faith by going in with Hardanger!

Gjert Hovland seems to be the first one from the province of Hardanger to emigrate to America.

We have seen that the former of these came to America in 1831, being probably the first immigrant from Hardanger.

These eighteen persons form the advance guard of the immigration from Hardanger.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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