embroidery

Noun

Meaning

Needlework used to enrich textile fabrics, leather, etc.; also, the art of embroidering.

Diversified ornaments, especially by contrasted figures and colors; variegated decoration.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

embellishment fancywork brocade decoration trim knitting enhancement flourish coloring enrichment sewing crochet magnification elaboration lace

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Antonyms

reduction decrease scarcity moderation mitigation lessening

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Hypernyms

expansion enlargement elaboration needlework needlecraft

Hyponyms

sampler cross-stitch candlewick hemstitch crewelwork cutwork

Phrases with the word

crewel embroidery metallic embroidery radiant embroidery wool embroidery embroidery computer embroidery with wool

Derivatives

embroideries

Examples

The male is colored much more gorgeously than the female so that he can be shot and made into feather embroidery. Will Cuppy

On the breast of her gown, in fine red cloth, surrounded with an elaborate embroidery and fantastic flourishes of gold thread, appeared the letter A. Nathaniel Hawthorne

I see possibilities for a whole new way of painting, in which planes are used more freely. Weaving and embroidery make this possible. Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

When I'm not writing or tweaking my computer, I do embroidery. When I'm not plunging into the past, tweaking, or embroidering, I'm reading books about history, computers, or embroidery. Lynn Abbey

Don't use an axe to do embroidery. Malawi Proverb

Better go to heaven in rags than to hell in embroidery. Turkish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

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