Embroidery

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  • noun. The act or art of embroidering.
  • noun. Ornamentation of fabric with needlework.
  • noun. A piece of embroidered fabric.
  • noun. Embellishment with fanciful details.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The art of working with the needle raised and ornamental designs in threads of silk, cotton, gold, silver, or other material, upon any woven fabric, leather, paper, etc.
  • noun. A design produced or worked according to this art.
  • noun. Variegated or diversified ornamentation, especially by the contrasts of figures and colors; ornamental decoration.
  • noun. In heraldry, a hill or mount with several copings or rises and falls.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Needlework used to enrich textile fabrics, leather, etc.; also, the art of embroidering.
  • noun. Diversified ornaments, especially by contrasted figures and colors; variegated decoration.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The ornamentation of fabric using needlework.
  • noun. A piece of embroidered fabric.
  • noun. The elaboration of an account etc. with details, especially when fictitious.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. decorative needlework
  • noun. elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail
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