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embroidery - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'embroidery' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Embroidery [ n.]
- Needlework used to enrich textile fabrics, leather, etc.; also, the art of embroidering.
- Diversified ornaments, especially by contrasted figures and colors; variegated decoration.

Meaning of 'embroidery' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . embroidery [ n]
Meaning (1):
- elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail
Example in sentence:
  • the mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings

Nearby Words:

embace embale emball embalm embalmed embalmer embalming embalmment embank embanked

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