crewel
/ˈkruːəl
/noun
A thin, loosely twisted, worsted yarn used for tapestry and embroidery.She had been working half-heartedly at the crewel embroidered shawl for some time....
- Most often the handiwork of women in prosperous New England households from about 1720 to 1800, crewel embroidery consists of slackly twisted yams that are stitched onto plain-woven fabrics, usually linen, using a variety of stitches.
- The silk shoes and the crewel panel at the Connecticut Historical Society enlarge the meaning of the bed sheet in the Beinecke.
Origin
Late 15th century: of unknown origin.
Rhymes
- public employment
- public enemy
- public enemy no. 1
- public enemy number one
- public enterprise
- public eye
- public figure
- public good
- public health
- public holiday
- public house
- public house sign
- public housing
- public intellectual
- public interest
- public interest immunity
- public interest immunity certificate
- publicise
- publicism
- publicist
- publicistic
- publicitor
- mixture
- mixture stop
- mixty-maxty