[truh-poo
n-toh] 
| quilting having an embossed design produced by outlining the pattern with single stitches and then padding it with yarn or cotton. |
| tra·pun·to (trə-pŏŏn'tō) n. pl. tra·pun·tos Quilting in which the design is outlined with two or more rows of running stitches and then padded from the underside to achieve a raised effect. [Italian, from past participle of trapungere, to embroider : Latin trāns-, trans- + Latin pungere, to prick; see peuk- in Indo-European roots.] |