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embroidering, vbl. n.|ɛmˈbrɔɪdərɪŋ|
[f. embroider v. + -ing1.]
a. The action of the vb. embroider. Also attrib., as in embroidering machine.
b. concr. Embroidered ornamentation.
1536Strype Eccl. Mem. I. i. xxxv. 255 He can..use..embrotheryng..carving, painting or graffing. 1555Eden Decades W. Ind. (Arb.) 301 Part of them exercise..imbrotherynge. 1548Udall, etc. tr. Erasm. Paraphrase Matt. 106 b, They go with brode & gorgiouse imbrouderinges. 1611Bible Ezek. xvii. 3 Divers colours [marg. embroidering]. a1619M. Fotherby Atheom. ii. xiv. (1622) 361 Hee teacheth the Arts, both of Weauing, and Imbroydering. 1886Daily News 6 Sept. 2/4 The embroidering is principally done on the Continent. |