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1 Greek Embroidery
A variety of applique work for the decoration of small mats, banner screens and other fancy articles. Pieces of coloured silk are arranged in arabesque designs and stitched down. -
2 θρόνα
Grammatical information: n. pl.Meaning: `flowers' as decoration in woven tissues and embroidery (Χ 441 θρόνα ποικίλα; from here ποικιλό-θρονος as surname of Aphrodite Sapph. 1, 1; thus also χρυσό-, ἀργυρό-θρονος a. o., see Lawler Phil Quart. 27, 80ff.), `flowers' as medicine and charm (hell. poets); after sch. on Theoc. 2, 59 the Thessalians called variegated embroidered figures (πεποικιλμένα ζῳ̃α), the Cypriots variegated clothes ( ἄνθινα ἱμάτια) θρόνα; H. glosses θρόνα both as `flowers' and as `colourful embroideries' ( θρόνα ἄνθη, καὶ τὰ ἐκ χρωμάτων ποικίλματα H.); cf. Bechtel Dial. 1, 448; Bowra JournofHellStud. 54, 73.Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]Etymology: Starting from a hypothetical meaning `variegated' (Hoffmann BB 15, 86), Lidén Stud. 67f., 95f. compares Alb. drë-ri, drê-ni m. `deer' (prop. "the variegated"?; cf. on νεβρός), PAlb. * drani- (= ἀρανίς [for δρ-] ἔλαφος H. as Illyrian?), IE * dhroni-. Diff. Solmsen KZ 35, 474f.: θρόνα prop. `herbs, flowers' to Russ. dërn `lawn, grass' etc. (rejected by Lidén l. c., Vasmer s. dërn). Acc. to Stokes (s. Bq) to MIr. druine `embroidery'. - Fur. 189 compares τρόνα α᾽γάλματα, η ῥάμματα ἄνθινα H., which proves Pre-Greek origin; a `local' origin seems post probable.Page in Frisk: 1,686Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > θρόνα
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3 draoi
draoi, draoidhdruidh, a magicician, druid, Irish draoi, gen. pl. druadh, Early Irish drai, drui, g. druad, Gaulish druides (English druid). Its etymology is obscure. Stokes suggests relationship with English true, Gaelic dearbh, q.v., or with Greek $$G qréomai, cry, (as in drannd, dùrd), or Greek $$Ga$$'/qréw, look sharp, Prussian dereis, see. Thurneysen analyses the word as dru, high, strong, See truaill. Brugmann and Windisch have also suggested the root dru, oak, as Pliny did too, because of the Druids' reverence for the oak tree. Anglo-Saxon dry/, magus, is borrowed from the Celtic. draoineach, druineach, artisan, "eident" person (Carm.); draoneach, "any person that practices an art" (Grant), agriculturist; druinneach, artist (Lh.). Irish druine, art needlework; $$G qróna, flowers in embroidery drugs. -
4 draoidh
draoi, draoidhdruidh, a magicician, druid, Irish draoi, gen. pl. druadh, Early Irish drai, drui, g. druad, Gaulish druides (English druid). Its etymology is obscure. Stokes suggests relationship with English true, Gaelic dearbh, q.v., or with Greek $$G qréomai, cry, (as in drannd, dùrd), or Greek $$Ga$$'/qréw, look sharp, Prussian dereis, see. Thurneysen analyses the word as dru, high, strong, See truaill. Brugmann and Windisch have also suggested the root dru, oak, as Pliny did too, because of the Druids' reverence for the oak tree. Anglo-Saxon dry/, magus, is borrowed from the Celtic. draoineach, druineach, artisan, "eident" person (Carm.); draoneach, "any person that practices an art" (Grant), agriculturist; druinneach, artist (Lh.). Irish druine, art needlework; $$G qróna, flowers in embroidery drugs. -
5 Gammadion
Byzantine silk, or cloth of gold, figured with Greek crosses in embroidery; also embroidered on clerical vestments. The term Gammodion was also given to silk fabrics patterned with the Greek letter T and when four of these letters were so placed as to form a St. George's Cross (or a Filfot) the silk fabric was termed Stauron, or Strauracinus, and Polystauron. -
6 greusaich
greusaich, griasaichshoemaker, any worker in embroidery or gurniture, Irish gréasaidhe, shoemaker: *greid-to-; Gadelic greid, dress, broider, Indo-European $$ghrei, rub; Greek $$G hroiá, $$Ghrw$$nma, hide, skin, colour, $$G hríw, anoint (Christus). -
7 griasaich
I.greusaich, griasaichshoemaker, any worker in embroidery or gurniture, Irish gréasaidhe, shoemaker: *greid-to-; Gadelic greid, dress, broider, Indo-European $$ghrei, rub; Greek $$G hroiá, $$Ghrw$$nma, hide, skin, colour, $$G hríw, anoint (Christus).II.a species of aculeated fish: "cobbler" fish; from griasaich, shoemaker. -
8 sreang
a string, Irish srang, srang, Early Irish sreng: *srengo-, strengo-, Gadelic root streg; immediately allied either to English string, Norse strengr, German strang (Indo-European stre $$Gh, Greek $$G stréfw, turn), or to Latin stringo, bind, German strick, string (Indo-European stre$$g). The Indo-European roots stre$$g and stre$$gh are allied ultimately. sraing, lie, embroidery (Hend.). -
9 Cutwork
A net of threads was laid on to cloth, the cloth sewn to it in parts, and the other parts cut away; or by another method, the threads were arranged on a frame, all radiating from a common centre, and then worked into patterns. This was the old convent lace of Italy, called " Greek Lace." Open-work embroidery came into general use in England in the 16th century. It is mentioned as "cut worke " in Richard II's time.
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