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embroidery(dictionary)

embroidery (iou)



embroidery noun. LME.
[Anglo-Norman enbrouderie, formed as EMBROIDER: see -ERY.]
The art of embroidering. LME.
Embroidered work or material. L16.
M. Peake Laying down her embroidery on a table.
Any decoration likened in appearance to needlework; spec. (now poet.) the natural adornment of the ground by flowers; an adornment consisting of flowers. E17.
fig. Elaboration; inessential decoration or embellishment. M17.