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Synonyms for embroidery
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : em-broi-duh-ree, -dree |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɛmˈbrɔɪ də ri, -dri |
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Définition of embroidery
Origin :- late 14c., embrouderie "art of embroidering;" see embroider + -y (1).
- noun fancy stitching
- Mrs. Raymount was sitting at the fireside with her embroidery.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- When that was finished, the three superb pieces of embroidery were put in their places.
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
- When her embroidery gave her mind a moment's leisure, she was astonished not to see Felicien.
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
- These were trimmed with embroidery, and came down to my brown kid boots.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- Clotilde shrugged her shoulders, without lifting her eyes from her embroidery.
- Extract from : « Doctor Pascal » by Emile Zola
- An Irish harp worked in embroidery lies sodden on the earth.
- Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
- It was almost as if he had wanted to knit, or do embroidery.
- Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic
- Embroidery in wool is also much in use for the same purpose.
- Extract from : « The Ladies' Work-Table Book » by Anonymous
- She had her embroidery in her hands, and held it well up to her eyes.
- Extract from : « Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard » by Joseph Conrad
- Its colour is yellowish, and the embroidery is fully equal to the material.
- Extract from : « Little Masterpieces of Science: Explorers » by Various
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