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[ em-broi -duh -ree, -dree ] SHOW IPA
/ ɛmˈbrɔɪ də ri, -dri / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun, plural em·broi·der·ies. the art of working raised and ornamental designs in threads of silk, cotton, gold, silver, or other material, upon any woven fabric, leather, paper, etc., with a needle.
embroidered work or ornamentation.
elaboration or embellishment, as in telling a story.
Origin of embroidery 1350–1400; Middle English embrouderie needlework on cloth <Middle French embroud (er ) + Middle English -erie -ery; oi from embroider
Words nearby embroidery embrocate, embrocation, embroglio, embroider, embroideress, embroidery , embroidery needle, embroil, embrown, embrue, embry-
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Example sentences from the Web for embroidery Vibrant color surfaced in textile and in beading and embroidery .
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A reference to former Attorney General John Mitchell, who had stepped down as CRP director, reveals another kind of embroidery .
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Each jacket was brushed with a print or decorated with embroidery down a single sleeve or along one side of the body.
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This V shape was often open down to the waist, where it was filled in with a centre-piece of embroidery .
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He sat down and looked at a bit of her embroidery , which lay uncovered beside her on the frame.
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She included chemistry and other sciences in her courses, and in addition to embroidery she had her girls taught bookkeeping.
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They will just buy that simple little Callot frock with the embroidery .
As Miss Newton idled over her embroidery he would lounge near her and make little jests about Hayes's age, size, and manners.
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British Dictionary definitions for embroidery noun plural -deries decorative needlework done usually on loosely woven cloth or canvas, often being a picture or pattern
elaboration or exaggeration, esp in writing or reporting; embellishment
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