: embroidery done on canvas usually in simple even stitches across counted threads
needlepointadjective
needlepoint lace
needlepoint pillows
needlepointintransitive verb
needlepointed; needlepointing
They passed the three hours needlepointing, reading and watching the Dodgers lose another game on TV. —Robert Hilburn
Example Sentences
She sold her needlepoint at the arts and crafts fair.
Her hobbies include knitting and needlepoint.
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