Bargello

Meaning

Noun

• A type of needlepoint embroidery, traditionally in wool on canvas, consisting of upright flat stitches laid in a mathematical pattern to create flame or zigzag motifs.

Origin

• After a series of chairs found in the Bargello palace in Florence, which have a similar pattern. The palace takes its name from Italian bargello ("police headquarters"), from Late Latin barigildus, derived from the Frankish or Gothic equivalent of English borough.