embroider
to decorate with ornamental needlework.
to produce or form in needlework.
to adorn or embellish rhetorically, especially with ornate language or fictitious details: He embroidered the account of the shipwreck to hold his listeners' interest.
to do embroidery.
to add embellishments; exaggerate (often followed by on or upon).
Origin of embroider
1Other words for embroider
Other words from embroider
- em·broi·der·er, noun
- o·ver·em·broi·der, verb (used with object)
- un·em·broi·dered, adjective
Words Nearby embroider
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How to use embroider in a sentence
It’s not her denim jacket with “Section 230” embroidered on the back.
Meet the ‘absolutist’ with the Section 230 tattoo on Google’s new misinformation policy team | Kate Kaye | September 21, 2021 | DigidayThe words embroidered on the sack made her realize that she had found something special.
A humble cloth sack tells a story of enslavement and separation | Marjoleine Kars | July 9, 2021 | Washington PostThe sack was embroidered in 1921 by a woman named Ruth Middleton with 10 short lines relaying the history of her female ancestors, including her grandmother Ashley.
A humble cloth sack tells a story of enslavement and separation | Marjoleine Kars | July 9, 2021 | Washington PostMetchnikoff earned the nickname “Quicksilver” because he was in constant motion, always wanting to see, taste, and try everything, from studying how his father played card games to learning to sew and embroider with the maids.
The Man Who Drank Cholera and Launched the Yogurt Craze - Issue 100: Outsiders | Lina Zeldovich | May 19, 2021 | NautilusFirst came 1955's Beezus and Ramona, the story of poor, long-suffering elder sister Beezus, who just wants to sit quietly and embroider potholders.
Celebrating Ramona Quimby’s enduring appeal, in honor of Beverly Cleary | Constance Grady | March 26, 2021 | Vox
He does not feel the need to embroider every note with a facial expression or a flick of the wrist.
It also takes years of training to be able to sew, embroider, bead, and otherwise embellish these clothes.
Chanel, Armani, and Givenchy Present Their Haute-Couture Collections in Paris | Robin Givhan | July 4, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen Christian tries to speak for himself and says "I love you," Roxane instructs him to "embroider it."
The women of the interior spin and weave for their household, and they also embroider very beautifully.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil | Maria GrahamThe girls used to sit about indoors and embroider—oh, everlastingly!
Four Days | Hetty HemenwayI am glad that one of my friends was artistic enough to embroider some fine handkerchiefs for me with a beautiful initial.
Girls and Women | Harriet E. Paine (AKA E. Chester}Madame Rasmussen sat down to embroider some cushions to put in the window, for the chaplain could not bear the slightest draught.
Garman and Worse | Alexander Lange KiellandShe may do needlework or embroider altar-cloths, but she must not shoot with a pistolet or play with a sword.
Joan of the Sword Hand | S(amuel) R(utherford) Crockett
British Dictionary definitions for embroider
/ (ɪmˈbrɔɪdə) /
to do decorative needlework (upon)
to add fictitious or fanciful detail to (a story)
to add exaggerated or improbable details to (an account of an event, etc)
Origin of embroider
1Derived forms of embroider
- embroiderer, noun
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