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Antonyms for embroider

Grammar : Verb
Spell : em-broi-der
Phonetic Transcription : ɛmˈbrɔɪ dər


Definition of embroider

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Anglo-French enbrouder, from en- "in" (see en- (1)) + broisder "embroider," from Frankish *brozdon, from Proto-Germanic *bruzdajanan. Spelling with -oi- is from c.1600, perhaps by influence of broiden, irregular alternative Middle English past participle of braid (v.). Related: Embroidered; embroidering.
  • verb add fancy stitching, adornment
  • verb exaggerate information
Example sentences :
  • Maidens of the first families were selected to embroider the sacred peplus.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • I learnt to sing rondeaux and to embroider handkerchiefs for my mother.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • They agreed to embroider a pair of slippers for her—to do the work themselves.
  • Extract from : « Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete » by Albert Bigelow Paine
  • The girls used to sit about indoors and embroider—oh, everlastingly!
  • Extract from : « Four Days » by Hetty Hemenway
  • You see at home, when I get my work done, I knit or crochet or embroider.
  • Extract from : « Maw's Vacation » by Emerson Hough
  • We'll eat our luncheon, and then you can embroider and I'll read to you some more.
  • Extract from : « Cricket at the Seashore » by Elizabeth Westyn Timlow
  • I wish you would, dear, and embroider an altar cloth while you are here.
  • Extract from : « Jewel » by Clara Louise Burnham
  • She could crochet and she could embroider, so these helped a bit.
  • Extract from : « Fireside Stories for Girls in Their Teens » by Margaret White Eggleston
  • Others will embroider scarfs for you; 'tis I, the servant, who will care for them.
  • Extract from : « Notre-Dame de Paris » by Victor Hugo
  • The most beautiful is to embroider in silk or mercerized cotton.
  • Extract from : « Woodland Tales » by Ernest Seton-Thompson

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