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ricamo

embroidery

noun ree-KAH-moh Rare

Usage Note

Ricamo refers to decorative needlework and also figuratively to any intricate, fine-detail work — un lavoro di fino ricamo ('delicate, painstaking work'). The verb is ricamare (to embroider). Fare a ricamo or ricami a mano = 'hand embroidery.' Plural: ricami.

Examples

"La tovaglia era decorata con ricami floreali."

Natural Translation

The tablecloth was decorated with floral embroidery.

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