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Fancywork

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. Decorative needlework, such as embroidery.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. Decorative embroidery

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. Ornamental work with a needle or hook, as embroidery, crocheting, netting, etc.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. decorative needlework

Word Usage

"Her brother said not to miss inspecting the stock, her niece said the fancywork was the only thing worth looking at and her nephews said she must bring them home an account of the races."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

needlework needlecraft

Hyponym

needlepoint crewelwork drawnwork needlepoint embroidery fagoting candlewick sampler cross-stitch hemstitch smocking

Same Context

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