needlepoint

Speech parts

1. needlepoint - Noun

2. needlepoint - Verb

Meaning

embroidery consisting of allover embroidered canvas resembling tapestry

lace worked with a needle in a buttonhole stitch on a paper pattern

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

point lace needlepoint embroidery brocade stitch sewing crochet embroidery lace quilting tatting sampler arabesque needlework darning openwork
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Hypernyms

embroidery lace fancywork

Hyponyms

petit point gros point

Phrases with the word

needlepoint lace needlepoint needle

Examples

I have plenty of invitations to go places, lots to do. If I'm not working, I go to have my hair taken care of and work at needlepoint. Ethel Merman

I do needlepoint from kits. I give them as gifts to people in the form of cushion covers and they are often speechless with horror. Lynne Truss

We're dealing with fundamentalists... the Amish are fundamentalists, but they don't try and hijack a carriage at needlepoint. And, if you're ever in Amish country and you see a man with his hand buried in a horse's ass, that's a mechanic. Remember that. Robin Williams

Linda was a talented gardener and was also gifted at knitting and needlepoint, much of which she donated to charity. Source: Internet

She made many quilts and sets of needlepoint dish towels for her family members. Source: Internet

She was a homemaker and had previously worked in the kitchen at the Clifty Inn Restaurant and enjoyed sewing, crossword puzzles, old western movies and needlepoint. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

needlenose needlenose pliers needlenosed pliers needlepoint embroidery needlepoint lace needlepoint needle