Synonyms for needlework
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : need-l-wurk |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈnid lˌwɜrk |
Définition of needlework
Origin :- "sewing, embroidery, etc.," late 14c., from needle (n.) + work (n.).
- noun needlepoint
- Viviette left Katherine to her needlework, and advanced to meet him.
- Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
- I have always dreamed of myself as a child learning to do needlework.
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- Lucy and Emily learned to read, and to do various kinds of needlework.
- Extract from : « The Fairchild Family » by Mary Martha Sherwood
- The girls made a wish that they might become skilled in needlework.
- Extract from : « Japanese Fairy World » by William Elliot Griffis
- She took up some needlework she had been engaged on, and sat down on a sofa.
- Extract from : « That Boy Of Norcott's » by Charles James Lever
- He was not so well as he had been in the spring, and lately he had not been able to help his mother with her needlework.
- Extract from : « Olive in Italy » by Moray Dalton
- “I am not good at needlework, but I can hem and put on buttons,” she pleaded.
- Extract from : « Olive in Italy » by Moray Dalton
- She placed her needlework in her lap and reached over to stroke his head.
- Extract from : « Spring Street » by James H. Richardson
- My sister Hetty has a beautiful one, all lace and needlework.
- Extract from : « A Little Girl in Old Salem » by Amanda Minnie Douglas
- Not for nothing was her needlework at the Mission and her innate artistry.
- Extract from : « Lost Face » by Jack London
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