point de Hongrie

[ French pwan duh awn-gree ]

noun

1. flame stitch.

Word History and Origins

Origin of point de Hongrie¹

< French: Hungarian stitch

Example Sentences

The spaces between the timbers had been filled up with bricks, in a way that may still be seen in some provincial towns, laid in a zigzag pattern known as Point de Hongrie.

From Project Gutenberg

But in order to console her beloved canon, Mademoiselle took up the large white Chateau-Renaud bricks that made the floors of his apartment and replaced them by wooden floors laid in "point de Hongrie."

From Project Gutenberg

But in order to console her beloved canon, Mademoiselle took up the large white Chateau-Renaud bricks that made the floors of his apartment and replaced them by wooden floors laid in "point de Hongrie."

From Project Gutenberg