broidery
Americannoun
plural
broideriesExample Sentences
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She sprang to her feet, flinging her broidery from her carelessly, and waved fierce, agitated little hands.
From The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century by Heyer, Georgette
That broidery which my Lady desires is not so.”
From Earl Hubert's Daughter The Polishing of the Pearl - A Tale of the 13th Century by Holt, Emily Sarah
If I had been Margaret, now, I could not have sat quietly to that broidery.
From Earl Hubert's Daughter The Polishing of the Pearl - A Tale of the 13th Century by Holt, Emily Sarah
Upon a Louis XV chair beside an Empire work-table on which stood a vase of flowers, sat the fair Octavie, broidery in hand.
From Anatole France The Revolt of the Angels by France, Anatole
Carstares stood very still, staring down at her crumpled broidery.
From The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century by Heyer, Georgette
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