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embroidery
embroidery
noun
Definition of EMBROIDERY
1
decorative stitching done on cloth with the use of a needle <she's been able to turn her skill at embroidery into a second business selling decorative cushions at craft fairs>
Synonyms embroidery
Related Words crewel, cross-stitch, needlepoint; fagoting (or faggoting), hemstitch, smocking; fancywork
2
the representation of something in terms that go beyond the facts <it's doubtful that she ever told an anecdote without considerable embroidery>
Synonyms caricature, coloring, elaboration, embellishment, embroidering, embroidery, hyperbole, magnification, overstatement, padding, stretching
Related Words amplification, enhancement; fabrication, misrepresentation; fudging, hedging; hype, puffery; superlative
Antonyms meiosis, understatement
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