hardanger

[ hahr-dang-er ]

noun

1. embroidery openwork having elaborate symmetrical designs created by blocks of satin stitches within which threads of the embroidery fabric are removed.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hardanger¹

First recorded in 1880–85; after Hardanger, an area in SW Norway where such embroidery was originally produced

Example Sentences

While there are many kinds of flatbread popular in Norway, there are two main types of lefse made in the U.S.: hardanger lefse, which is a hard, crackerlike lefse that must be softened with water before eating, and the soft potato lefse.

From Seattle Times

The potato is more common than the hardanger variety in much of the United States.

From Seattle Times

Scientists set up camera traps, recorded faeces and observed the wildlife flocking to the carcasses on the plateau, which is 1,220 metres above sea level and a three-hour hike from the nearest town of Liseth in Hardanger.

From The Guardian

A well-preserved iron arrowhead was found up in the mountains of Hardanger in Norway by a local resident.

From Fox News

In one exhibit, a replica of a 400-year-old house, two women in medieval dress prepared the tasty Norwegian flatbread called hardanger lefse.

From Washington Post