Embroidery

Word EMBROIDERY
Character 10
Hyphenation em broid er y
Pronunciations /ɪmˈbɹɔɪdəɹi/

Definitions and meanings of "Embroidery"

What do we mean by embroidery?

The act or art of embroidering. noun

Ornamentation of fabric with needlework. noun

A piece of embroidered fabric. noun

Embellishment with fanciful details. noun

The art of working with the needle raised and ornamental designs in threads of silk, cotton, gold, silver, or other material, upon any woven fabric, leather, paper, etc. noun

A design produced or worked according to this art. noun

Variegated or diversified ornamentation, especially by the contrasts of figures and colors; ornamental decoration. noun

In heraldry, a hill or mount with several copings or rises and falls. noun

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

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

The ornamentation of fabric using needlework. noun

A piece of embroidered fabric. noun

The elaboration of an account etc. with details, especially when fictitious. noun

Decorative needlework noun

Elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail noun

The ornamentation of fabric using needlework.

A piece of embroidered fabric.

The elaboration of an account etc. with details, especially when fictitious.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Embroidery

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The word "embroidery" in example sentences

When I read that the word embroidery can be used to refer to the act it was a eureka moment, a creative campaign waiting to happen. ❋ Liz Hoggard (2011)

They use the term 'embroidery' to refer to the act of FGM/C female genital mutilation/cutting. ❋ Liz Hoggard (2011)

Please show some of the lovely detail on the coat - the embroidery is gorgeous. ❋ Unknown (2009)

If you will visit antique stores, you will see that a lot of this crochet and embroidery is now surfacing from estate sales. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Its leader, Iduna Laube, having the absolute support of the association, soon established a school for sewing linen and a commercial school with courses in embroidery, lace-making, dressmaking, and housekeeping. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Well Helen has a knack for mixing up video game nerdiness with craftiness, and voila: the Prince from Katamari Damacy in embroidery! ❋ Unknown (2006)

The gold embroidery is not to be surpassed anywhere; the tailors 'shops are a blaze of gorgeous colour and design. ❋ Mary Edith (1909)

Ann Smith of the Presentation Convent at Youghal found an old piece of lace and mastered its art herself, and then set to work to teach it to the poor girls around, who were striving to earn a subsistence on a sort of muslin embroidery long out of date, and at which a moderately good worker could earn a penny per ten hours. ❋ Unknown (1894)

A wall-hanging about 19 2/3 feet square, executed in gobelin embroidery, is unique and beautiful. ❋ Unknown (1894)

[Page 109] small group of flowers in embroidery, remain to attest my industry in this line; but it was one of the very few points – I do not recollect another – in which it has struck me that labour was ill bestowed in our education. ❋ Unknown (1874)

The ephod of the high priest, the robe of the ephod, the girdle of needlework, and the embroidered coat were all of fine linen; for on no material less delicate could such elaborate symbolical figures have been portrayed in embroidery, and all beautified with the same brilliant colors. ❋ Unknown (1871)

He said he was sorry to see you looked pale yesterday when he was asking you; and he was afraid that embroidery is not good for you. ❋ Unknown (1854)

Similarly, when New designed the cover for Maggie’s Harvest (a lushly produced cookbook by Maggie Beer), he knew the key design element would be a tree from Beer’s own Barossa farmyard, which ultimately ended up being rendered in embroidery and covering the whole spine of the book. ❋ Unknown (2008)

This, of course, is made possible by the skill and artistry of the Huichol women in embroidery. ❋ Unknown (2009)

If you can call embroidery art, I do some of that - although it's always patterns that someone else has created. ❋ Floreta (2009)

The embroidery was a new stitch I learned from Margaret Ball's article in the current issue of "Quilting Arts." ❋ Mary K. McGraw (2006)

I read my book of poems for a while, and then tried to do some embroidery, which is usually a soothing occupation. ❋ Fiona Buckley (2000)

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