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ˈneedle-wrought, a. Also 6 neeld-. [f. needle n.] Worked or ornamented with the needle; embroidered.
1562T. Phaer æneid ix. C c j b, The worthy son of Arceus duke Gay needlewrought in cloke. 1582Stanyhurst æneis i. (Arb.) 40 On neeld wroght carpets theese guestes were al vsshered aptly. 1643Lightfoot Glean. Ex. 52 A needle-wrought girdle. 1692Washington tr. Milton's Def. People Eng. M.'s Wks. 1738 I. 533 You describe no true Britains, but painted ones, or rather Needle-wrought Men instead of them. |