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embroider
[ em-broi-der ]
verb (used with object)
- to decorate with ornamental needlework.
- to produce or form in needlework.
- to adorn or embellish rhetorically, especially with ornate language or fictitious details:
He embroidered the account of the shipwreck to hold his listeners' interest.
Synonyms: , , ,
verb (used without object)
- to do embroidery.
- to add embellishments; exaggerate (often followed by on or upon ).
embroider
/ ɪˈɔɪə /
verb
- to do decorative needlework (upon)
- to add fictitious or fanciful detail to (a story)
- to add exaggerated or improbable details to (an account of an event, etc)
Derived Forms
- ˈǾ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·Ǿd· noun
- v··Ǿd verb (used with object)
- ܲe·Ǿd adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of embroider1
Word History and Origins
Origin of embroider1
Example Sentences
Season 2 feels like much more of an ensemble affair as showrunner Tony Gilroy expands the show’s focus beyond one character’s moral development to more thoroughly embroider others that are just as worthwhile.
To open up the small guest suite, which overlooks gardens on both sides, designer Karen Billman removed the bookshelves and added a floral embroidered wallpaper by Pierre Frey.
Then, there are rare Indo-Portuguese embroideries and some Haji Rumals - embroidered religious cloth once exported to Indonesia and parts of the Arab world as a headdress for men.
While there, he utilized artisans who embroidered costumes, made hats or developed textiles for “Bridgerton,” “The Crown,” “Queen Charlotte” and the London production of “Hamilton,” which in 2016 netted Tazewell a Tony Award.
On a lace vintage doily, Simpson embroidered the Japanese proverb “Fall seven times, stand up eight,” a fitting metaphor for her metamorphosis as an artist.
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