embroiderer

em·broi·der

E0106700 (ĕm-broi′dər)v. em·broi·dered, em·broi·der·ing, em·broi·ders v.tr.1. To ornament with needlework: embroider a pillow cover.2. To make by means of needlework: embroider a design on a bedspread.3. To add embellishments or fanciful details to: embroider the truth.v.intr.1. To make needlework.2. To add embellishments or fanciful details.

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[Middle English embrouderen, partly from embrouden (from brouden, broiden, braided, embroidered, from Old English brogden, past participle of bregdan, to weave; see braid) and partly from Old French embroder (en-, intensive pref.; see en-¹ + broder, brosder, to embroider, of Germanic origin).]

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em·broi′der·er n.

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embroiderer - someone who ornaments with needleworkembroideress - a woman embroidererneedleworker - someone who does work (as sewing or embroidery) with a needle