dab (to touch lightly)
daiquiri
dal (Indian lentil dish) (added 9/19/17)
damask
darn
daub (to cover with soft adhesive)
daybed
daylily
dead bolt (n)
dead-bolt (adj)
dead end (n)
dead-end (v, adj)
deadhead (to clip off dead blooms to encourage blooming)
deadheading
decision maker (n)
decision making (n)
decision-making (adj)
déclassé
decor
décor (use accent only for title of Décor magazine)
decorative-edge scissors
decoupage
deep-fat fryer (“deep fryer” is OK)
de facto
déjà vu
delft
delicatessen (“deli” is OK)
Della Robbia
demiglacé
demilune
demitasse
denim
derriere
design-build firm
designer-builder (n)
desktop (n, adj)
deviled eggs
devil’s food cake (but “angel food cake”)
dhurrie
Diabetic Chef®
Diabetic Living®
dialogue
die back (v)
dieback (n)
die cut (n)
die-cut (adj, v)
die-cutting tool (not die-cutting machine)
dietitian (was dietician; updated 10/2/19)
Dijon mustard (deleted “style” on 11/21/19)
dill seeds
dill (no longer “dill weed”; updated 7/20/22)
dimensional adhesive (generic term for Diamond Glaze)
dinnertime
dinnerware
dish towel
Disneyland
Disney World
ditalini (see Pasta List)
DIYable (added 9/14/17)
DIYer (2nd reference)
dobby (loom attachment)
dobby weave
dog-ear (quilting term)
dogleg (adj, v)
dogtrot
dollhouse
dollop (v; prefer “top with”)
don’ts
donut (in BH&G and food titles as of 3/7/17)
doorbell
doorknobs
dos
dotcom
dotted
double-breasted
double-check (v)
doublecheck (n)
double-dig (method of preparing soil)
double duty (n)
double-duty (adj)
double-glazed (adj)
double glazing (n)
double knit
double-knit (adj)
double-stick tape (not double-sided tape; clarified 5.5.14)
double stitch (n)
double-stitch (v)
double take
double time (n)
double-time (v)
Douglas fir
douppioni silk
dowel (n)
doweling (v)
downdraft
down-home
downlight
dragée
drainboard
draperies (n, not drapes)
drapery
dressmaker
dressmaker’s carbon
dressmaking
drier (more dry)
drop cloth
drop leaf (n)
drop-leaf (adj)
drummettes
dry-brush (v)
dry-clean (v)
dry-cleanable (adj)
dry cleaner (n)
dry cleaning
dry-roasted (adj)
dry
dryer (appliance)
drywall
ductwork
du jour
DuPont
dust ruffle
dust skirt
Dutch-lap siding
Dutch oven
Dutch treat
DVD, DVDs
R
radiatore (see Pasta List)
rag-rolling
rainwater
raison d’être
ranch
rangeland
range top (n)
range-top (adj)
ravel
RDA (U.S. RDA) Recommended Daily Allowance
readymade
ready-made (adj)
Realtor (trademarked)
rear end
record keeping
re-create (v)
recreate (v) (having fun)
re-curve
recut (v)
redo (n or v)
Red Plaid
Red Plaid Cookbook
redwork
refit
refrigerator drawers (not refrigerated)
rehem (v)
remake
re-mark (v)
remodel (acceptable as v or n)
remodeler
remodeling (adj)
repin (v)
repoussé
resew (v)
restitch (v)
résumé
rhubarb
ribbon-weave
ribeye
rickrack
ridgecap
ridgeline
riftsawn
rigatoni (see Pasta List)
right side out
ringshank nails
riverbed
rockabye
rock ’n’ roll
rococo
roll line
roll out (v)
roll-out (n, adj)
rollover
rolltop
roll-up (n, adj)
roma (be consistent; don’t use plum and roma for the same tomato)
romaine
Roman shades
roofline
root ball
root-bound (adj)
root-prune (v)
root rot
rosé (wine)
rosebush
rosemary
rotini (see Pasta List)
rotisserie chicken (not deli-roasted chicken) added 7/20/22
rototill
rough-hewn
rough-sawn
roundhead
round-trip (n, adj)
roundup (n)
rowhouse
RSVP
rub-on
rug hooking (n, adj)
rug-hooking (v)
run down (v)
run-down (adj)
rundown (n)
running stitch
running-stitch (v)
ruote (see Pasta List)
R-value
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F
fabric glue
fabric medium
fabric paint
fabrics store
facade
facedown (adv)
facelift
facepiece
faceplate
faceup (adv)
fagoting (n)
fait accompli
family-style (adj) (added 9.17.14)
fanback
fancywork
fanfold (n, v)
fanlight
farfalle (see Pasta List)
farmers market (updated 11/21/14)
fascia; fasciae
fascia board
fat eighth (9×21-inch fabric piece) (updated 4/16/15)
fat-free milk
fat quarter (18×21-inch fabric piece) (updated 4/16/15)
faux- (adj)
faux pas
fax
feather bed
featherstitch (n, v)
feed dogs
feed sack (n, adj)
felting-needle mat
felt-tip pen (added 5.5.14)
fence line
fencerow
feng shui (no ital)
-fest (suffix, no hyphen)
festivalgoer
fettuccine (see Pasta List)
fettuccine Alfredo
fiberboard
fiber-cement
fiberfill
fiberglass
fiberglass insulation
Fiesta (registered trademark) dinnerware
figured velvet
filet (lace)
filet crochet (n)
filigreed (adj)
fillet (n: a thin slice of meat or fish) (definition added 5/17/22)
Fimo (scultpting clay/compound)
fines herbes
finger-crease
finger-joint (n)
finger-press
finishing nails
firebox
firebrick
fire-engine red
firepit
fireproof
fire screen
fire-stop
first class (n)
first-class (adj, adv)
first-come–first-served
firsthand
fishbone
fish fry
fishpond
five-patch (n, adj)
five-spice powder
fix up (v)
fix-up (n)
flaky sea salt (use sea salt flakes) (added 9/16/19)
flambé
flame stitch
flame-stitch (v)
flapjack
flatbread
flat-fell seam
flathead screw
flat iron steak
flat-panel
flat-screen
flatware
flaxseed meal
flaxseeds
flea market (n, adj)
fleur-de-lis (plural: fleurs-de-lis)
flier (one who flies)
flock (v, n: material used to make flocked designs)
flocking (n: a design in flock)
flood lamp
floodlight
floorboard
floorcloth
floor covering
floor plan
floppy disk
floral foam (don’t use in BHG-branded content) (updated 11/16/21)
Florentine stitch (n)
florets
florists tape (updated 5/29/15)
florists wire (updated 5/29/15)
flow-blue
flowerbed
flower frog
flower head
flowerpot
fluorescent
fluted tube pan (use instead of trademarked Bundt pan)
flyer (advertising circular)
foam-core board
focaccia
foldout
folk art (n, adj)
foodborne
footboard
footrest
footstool
forego (precede)
forgo (abstain)
formal
formalwear
Fostoria
Four-Patch (n, adj: quilting block)
four-poster (n, not four-poster bed)
fraîche
frappé
free-flowing
free-form (adj)
free hand (n)
freehand (adj, adv)
freehand-draw (v)
freehanded (adj: “generous”)
freehand-paint (v)
free-spirited
freestanding
freestyle
French bean
French country (use country French instead)
french-cut (adj)
French door
French dressing
french-fried (adj)
french-fry (v)
french fry (n)
French knot
French Provincial (in the style of Provence, France; see also Provençal, provincial)
French toast
fresco (plural: frescoes)
fricassee
frieze
frittata
front yard
froufrou
froyo (updated 9/19/17)
fruitcake
fruit cocktail
fruit cup
frying pan (use skillet, not sauté pan)
fuchsia
fudgy
full time (n)
full-time (adj, adv)
fully cooked (no hyphen)
Fuji (film brand)
fundraiser (hyphen removed 12/11/19)
fusible web (n; in quilting materials lists, specify lightweight or heavyweight)
fusible-web (adj)
fusilli (see Pasta List)
fussy cutting (n)
fussy-cutting (adj, v)
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I
I-beam
ice cream (n, adj)
ice cream maker
iced tea/coffee (added 5/4/21)
icemaker
I-joist
ikat
IKEA
impasse
in between (adv, prep)
in-between (n, adj)
in-box
indoor-outdoor (adj)
infill (adj)
in-ground (adj)
Instagram-able (added 9/14/17)
Instant Pot (trademark; use multicooker. If necessary, use “multifunction electric pressure cooker”)
interisland
internet (lowercased 9/14/17)
in toto
ipe wood
ipso facto
ironwork
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E
earth-sheltered (adj)
earth tone
earthworm(s)
East Coast
Eastern Seaboard
Eastern white pine
easy-care (adj)
easy chair
easygoing
eau-de-vie (a type of brandy; plural: eaux-de-vie)
eBay
éclair
eco (adj)
e-commerce
edamame (not sweet soybeans)
edgestitch (n, v)
editor in chief
eggbeater (use “rotary beater”)
eggcup
eggnog
eggokabt
egg product
egg roll
eggs Benedict
eggshell
egg white
egg yolk
élan
elbow grease
elbow room (changed to two words 12/5/18)
electroplate
email (hyphen removed 9/14/17)
embroidery hoop
Empire style
Empire waistline
empty nester (n)
empty-nester (adj)
en croûte
end piece
end wall
EnergyGuide
English paper piecing (with templates)
en masse
en route
enslaved person (not “slave”) (added 4/9/21)
enslaver (not “slaveholder” or “slave owner”) (added 4/9/21)
entrée
entryway
equipalé (Mexican chair style)
escargot (plural: escargots)
espaliered
espresso
esprit de corps
étagère
Eurostyle
even-weave (adj)
evenweave (n; linen used for cross-stitch)
everbearers
everbearing
everbloomer
extension service
extra-large
extra virgin olive oil (no hyphens)
eye appeal
eye-appealing
eyebolt
eye-catching
eye screw (preferred: screw eye)
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A
aah (ahh is acceptable in some graphic/typographic treatments)
A-A plywood
abaca cloth
A-B-C (easy as A-B-C)
aboveboard
above-grade (adj)
aboveground (adj)
above ground (adv)
abovestairs (adj)
acai (no cedilla)
accordion
accordion door
accordion-fold (v)
acoustic
acrylic paints
add-on
adhesive-backed
adhesive foam (not foam adhesive)
Adirondack chair
adviser
afghan-stitch
A-frame
After (n, adj)
aha
Aida cloth
aïoli
airbrush (n, v)
air-condition (v)
air-conditioned (adj)
air-conditioner (n)
air-conditioning (n)
air-dry (v)
airflow
air-fry (v) added 4/8/21
air fryer (n)
air-fryer (adj)
air lock (n)
air-lock (v)
air locking (n)
air-paint (v)
airspace
airtight
aka (no periods)
à la carte
à la mode
alfresco
alençon
allée
allen wrench
allover (n, adj)
all over (adv)
All Saints’ Day
Amaretto
ambience
Anaglypta
anigre
anise seed
antebellum
anti-aging (added 5.5.14)
antique (is old)
antiqued (looks old)
antiques shop
app (short for application; see digital terms list)
apparel
appliqué
appliqué foundation (not appliqué background)
appliquéing
apron-front sink (preferred over farmhouse sink)
Arborio rice
armchair
armhole
armoire
arm plate
Art Deco
Arts and Crafts Movement
art supply store
ascorbic acid color-keeper
ashpit
aubergine
au courant
audiovisual
aufait (n)
au fait (adj)
au naturel
au revoir
avant-garde
award-winning
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L
laborsaving
lacestitch
lacet (n: a crochet stitch)
lacework (n)
lacinato kale
lacquer
ladder-back (adj)
ladder stitch (n)
lamé
laminate
laminated plastic
lampas
lampshade
lapel
lark’s head
lasagna
latticework
lauan
lavash
lavender
lawn chair
lawn mower
Layer Cake (Moda fabric precuts; trademarked)
lazy daisy stitch
lazy Susan
LDL (bad) cholesterol (use on first reference)
LDL (on second reference)
leaded-glass windows
lean-to
leatherworker
LED (don’t need to spell out)
left-handed (adj)
leftover (n, adj)
leitmotiv
lemongrass
letter board (the kind you use individual letters to make a sign/saying)
lettuce (types include: Bibb, Boston, bos, iceberg, leaf, and romaine)
licorice
licorice, shoestring
life-size
life span
lifestyle
lightbulb
light-color corn syrup
light switches
lightweight
light well
light-year
Lille lace
lily pond
Limburger
limeade
limoncello
lineal (arranged in lines)
linear (single dimension)
linguine
Linzer torte
liqueur (sweetened liquor)
Liquid Nails
liquor
litter box
livability
lobster tail (not “lobster’s tail”)
lockset
lockstitch
London broil
long-and-short stitch (n)
long-arm machine
long-arm machine quilter
long-arm machine-quilter NAME NAME
long grain rice (no hyphens)
long stitch (n)
longtime (adj)
look-alike
loop stitch (n)
loose-pack (adj)
louver
love seat
Low Country
low-E glass
low-fat (adj)
L shape (n)
L-shape (adj)
lunch
lunch box
lunchroom
lunchtime
lychee
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Q
quadrant (restrict “one-fourth” usage)
quarry tile
quarter round (n)
quartersawn
quarter-turn
quartz (previously quartz-surfacing; updated 5/21/19)
Queen Anne (ruled 1702—1714)
Queen Anne Victorian (1900s style blending)
queen-size
quiche
quick and easy (adj)
quick-piece (v)
quick-pieced (adj)
quick piecing (n)
quid pro quo
quilting
quiltmakers
quiltmaking
Quimper
quoin
quoining
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J
J.&P. Coats (no space between J.&P.)
jack-o’-lantern
Jacquard
jalapeño
jalousie
japan (n, v, varnish)
japan drier
jappaned (adj)
jardiniere
Jell-O (trademarked; use “gelatin”)
Jelly Roll (Moda fabric precuts; trademarked)
jelly roll (n: a thin sheet of sponge cake spread with jelly and rolled up)
jelly-roll (adj)
jelly-roll-style (adj, adv)
Jenny (the weight management program formerly known as Jenny Craig)
jerkin
jicama
jigsaw
julienne
jump start (n)
jump-start (v)
jumpsuit
June bug
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K
kabob
Kahlúa (trademark; use “coffee liqueur”)
Kalamata olive
karat (gold)
keeping room (n)
keeping-room (adj)
keiretsu (Japanese style)
Kelly green
ketchup (not “catsup”)
Key lime pie
kilim
kimchi
king-size
kir
Kisses (trademarked) milk chocolates, milk chocolates with almonds, milk chocolates with caramel
Kitchen Bouquet (trademarked)
Kitchener stitch (n)
Kitchener-stitch (v)
kitchenware
kiwi(s)
Kmart
knee wall
knickknack
knife rack
knit (past tense v)
knitted (adj)
knock out (v)
knockout (n, adj)
knockwurst
knotty pine (n, adj)
kolache, kolaches
Komen Race for the Cure
Kool-Aid (trademarked; use “powdered drink mix”)
koozie
kraft paper
krumkake (singular); krumkaker (plural)
kudos
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