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
Example sentences :
  • 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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