[bahr-jel-oh] 
| 1. | a straight stitch worked in a high and low relief pattern to form a variety of zigzag or oblique designs. |
| 2. | needlepoint work or a design done in such stitches, esp. the traditional needlepoint created by a classic stitch (Florentine stitch) done in diagonal lines. |
| bar·gel·lo (bär-zhěl'ō) n. pl. bar·gel·los A needlepoint stitch that produces zigzag lines. [After the Bargello, a museum in Florence, Italy, which contains chairs upholstered in fabric worked in this stitch.] |