Embroider

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To ornament with needlework: embroider a pillow cover.
  • v. To make by means of needlework: embroider a design on a bedspread.
  • v. To add embellishments or fanciful details to: embroider the truth.
  • verb-intransitive. To make needlework.
  • verb-intransitive. To add embellishments or fanciful details.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread of various colours.
  • v. To add imaginary detail to a narrative to make it more interesting or acceptable.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To ornament with needlework.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To decorate with ornamental needlework. See embroidery.
  • To work with the needle upon a ground; produce or form in needlework, as a flower, a cipher, etc.: as, to embroider silver stars on velvet.
  • Figuratively, to embellish; decorate with verbal or literary ornament; hence, to falsify or exaggerate: as, the story has been considerably embroidered.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. decorate with needlework
  • v. add details to
    • Verb Form
    embroidered    embroidering    embroiders   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    ornament    works    branch    lace    tambour   
    Same Context
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