Definition of Crewelwork

1. Noun. Embroidery done with loosely twisted worsted yarn.

Generic synonyms: Embroidery, Fancywork

Definition of Crewelwork

1. n. Embroidery in crewels, commonly done upon some plain material, such as linen.

Definition of Crewelwork

1. Noun. embroidery made using a crewel ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Crewelwork

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Crewelwork

crew-served weapon
crew chief
crew chiefs
crew cut
crew cuts
crew member
crew neck
crew neckline
crew necks
crewcut
crewcuts
crewe
crewed
crewel
crewels
crewelwork (current term)
crewelworks
crewer
crewers
crewes
crewet
crewets
crewing
crewless
crewman
crewmate
crewmates
crewmember
crewmembers
crewmen

Literary usage of Crewelwork

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Development of Embroidery in America by Candace Wheeler (1921)
"CHAPTER HA THE CREWEL- WORK OF OUR PURITAN MOTHERS THE crewelwork of New England was the first ornamental stitchery practiced in this country by women of ..."

2. Longman's Magazine by Charles James Longman (1889)
"I think so many of you here,' she said humbly and with hesitation, ' seem to have got hold of your lives as if they were crewelwork—or marble,' she added ..."

3. The Journal of the Manchester Geographical Society by Manchester Geographical Society (1902)
"... ladies' needle work (crochet, crewelwork, lace, etc.), photography and sketches of Africans or African scenery, printing, native tools and arms, ..."

4. The City of Pleasure: A Fantasia on Modern Themes by Arnold Bennett (1907)
"At last, she came to a chest of drawers, covered with a piece of white crewelwork, and bearing some wax flowers, two small vases, a black lacquered box, ..."

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