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embroidery, skill in doing something (see Karttunen); can involve feather work (see attestations)
a decoration; anything decorated
yetetl tlahmachcueytl yn ontetl cueytl ypatiuh chichicohome pesos yoan nanahuitix auh yn oc centetl yeye pesos ypatiuh // yoan yetetl huipiltin mamacuili pesos ypatiuh = Y tres faldas bordadas (de labor), dos faldas de valor de siete pesos y cuatro tomines // y una más, tres pesos es su valor // y tres huipiles de cinco pesos cada uno es su valor (Tlaxcala, 1600)
hui[pilli] yacuic potocatica tlamacho yhua occe huipilli tochomiyo tlamachcho yacuic yhua ce netlapacholloni bondas quihuica = un huipil nuevo de pluma con diferentes labores que está lleno, y otro huepil de tochomite nuevo, y una colcha con puntas que tiene (Amecameca, 1625)