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| chik·an [ chíkən ] |
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S Asian embroidery: traditional South Asian embroidery with some parts cut out and the edges oversewn or filled, while other parts have crisscross stitches that create a shadowy effect. It is especially associated with Lucknow.
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| [Late 19th century. Via Urdu< Persian čikin] |
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