Embroider
[ɪm'brɒɪdə;em-] or [ɪm'brɔɪdɚ]
Definition
(v. t.) To ornament with needlework; as, to embroider a scarf.
Typed by Larry
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Adorn with needle-work.
Typist: Shelby
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Emboss, enrich, emblazon, embellish
ANT:Botch, patch, cobble, darn
Editor: Nat
Definition
v.t. to ornament with designs in needlework originally on the border.—ns. Embroid′erer; Embroid′ery the art of producing ornamental patterns by means of needlework on textile fabrics &c.: ornamental needlework: variegation or diversity: artificial ornaments.
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Examples
- She could read and write, embroider and sew, beautifully; and was a beautiful singer. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- The German gentlemen embroider, I know, but darning hose is another thing and not so pretty. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Rosamond's eyes also were roaming over her aunt's large embroidered collar. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- They would look upon it as an embroidered lie of the 'Alroy' species. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- The lady had her husband's embroidered tobacco-pouch, and her store of paper in her hand, for the manufacture of the eternal cigarettes. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Between these snow-white pillars hung heavy curtains of azure tint, embroidered with bizarre figures in yellow silk. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Take your light gloves and the embroidered handkerchief. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- The women span and wove and embroidered. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Her baby had been born prematurely, and all the embroidered robes and caps had to be laid by in darkness. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- They were best adapted to work on leather and in embroidering. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
Edited by Alison