embroider
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verb \im-ˈbrȯi-dər\em·broi·deredem·broi·der·ing \-d(ə-)riŋ\
Definition of EMBROIDER
transitive verb
1
a : to ornament with needlework b : to form with needlework
2
: to elaborate on : embellish <embroider a story>
intransitive verb
1
: to make embroidery
See Examples of EMBROIDER
- She embroidered tiny flowers on the baby's scarf.
- a scarf embroidered with tiny flowers
- He is known to embroider the truth about his service in the army.
Origin of EMBROIDER
alteration of Middle English embroderen, from Anglo-French embrouder, from en- + brosder, brouder to embroider, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English brord point, byrst bristle
First Known Use: 14th century
Related to EMBROIDER
- Synonyms
- color, elaborate (on), embellish, exaggerate, hyperbolize, magnify, pad, stretch
Rhymes with EMBROIDER
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