Embroidery

  • 31embroidery — noun a) The ornamentation of fabric using needlework. b) A piece of embroidered fabric …

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  • 32embroidery — Synonyms and related words: adjunct, adornment, applique, arrangement, basting, beauties, binding, buttonholing, color, color patterns, colors, colors of rhetoric, crochet, decor, decoration, elaboration, elegant variation, embellishment,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 33embroidery — Needlework skills were used to decorate the sacred vestments (Exod. 39:3) and the screen of the tabernacle (Exod. 26:36) with blue, purple, and scarlet threads. Probably the garments coveted by Achan (Josh. 7:20 f.) were trimmed with fine… …

    Dictionary of the Bible

  • 34embroidery — em|broi|der|y [ımˈbrɔıdəri] n plural embroideries 1.) [U and C] a pattern sewn onto cloth, or cloth with patterns sewn onto it 2.) [U] the act of sewing patterns onto cloth 3.) [U] imaginary details that are added to make a story seem more… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 35embroidery — em|broi|der|y [ ım brɔıdəri ] noun count or uncount a design of colored stitches on cloth a. uncount the activity of decorating cloth with colored stitches …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 36embroidery — em·broi·der·y || ɪm brɔɪdÉ™rɪ n. decorative designs created with ornamental needlework; something embroidered …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 37embroidery — noun (plural embroideries) 1》 the art or pastime of embroidering. 2》 embroidered cloth …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 38embroidery — n. Variegated needle work …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 39embroidery — n 1. needlework, needlepoint, cross stitch; tatting. 2. elaboration, embellishment, exaggeration, expansion, amplification, hyperbole, overstatement; stretching the imagination or the truth, coloring, distortion, strain; yarn, tall story, Inf.… …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 40embroidery — em·broi·dery …

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