gros point

1. 1.

   a needlepoint stitch covering two horizontal and two vertical threads

   Broadersewing stitch
2. 2.

   needlepoint embroidery done with large stitches

   Broaderneedlepoint

Questions about gros point

What does gros point mean?

gros point means "a needlepoint stitch covering two horizontal and two vertical threads". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

Is gros point a common word?

gros point is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.