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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">French knots</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>stitches</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>French knot</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>French knot stitches</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>knots, French</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>twisted knot stitches</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Embroidery stitches in which the thread is wound several times round the needle and taken back through the fabric at the same spot to create a tiny raised dot. ]]></note></mads>