embroidery — ozdic

Definitions

noun

1

The ornamentation of fabric using needlework.

2

A piece of embroidered fabric.

‘No,’ said Luke, grinning at her. ‘You're not dull enough! […] What about the kid's clothes? I don't suppose they were anything to write home about, but didn't you keep anything? A bootee or a bit of embroidery or anything at all?’

3

The elaboration of an account, etc. with details, especially when fictitious.

Collocations

4

ADJ.

authentic, beautiful, detailed, great, incorporating, new, traditional

VERB + EMBROIDERY

colors, doing, intricate

EMBROIDERY + NOUN

grace, lot, motifs

PREP.

with, with, without

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — decorative needlework

fancywork

noun — elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (s

embellishment

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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01

‘No,’ said Luke, grinning at her. ‘You're not dull enough! […] What about the kid's clothes? I don't suppose they were anything to write home about, but didn't you keep anything? A bootee or a bit of

Wiktionary

02

Take a look at this beautiful embroidery made with great effort.

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03

This is an authentic Suzhou embroidery.

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04

Traditional embroidery requires a lot of patience.

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05

Often, a well-embroidered old suit is prettier than a new one without embroidery.

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06

Sitting at rows of sewing machines, 40 men are making clothes ranging from little girls' party dresses to trendy, silk tops detailed with intricate embroidery.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, embroidery is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.