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Definition of Embroider
1. Verb. Decorate with needlework. "They embroider the cape "
Entails: Run Up, Sew, Sew Together, Stitch
Specialized synonyms: Faggot, Fagot, Purl, Purl
Generic synonyms: Adorn, Beautify, Decorate, Embellish, Grace, Ornament
Derivative terms: Embroiderer, Embroidery
2. Verb. Add details to. "They won't embroider the story "
Specialized synonyms: Glorify
Generic synonyms: Amplify, Exaggerate, Hyperbolise, Hyperbolize, Magnify, Overdraw, Overstate
Derivative terms: Aggrandisement, Aggrandizement, Drama, Embellishment, Embroidery
Definition of Embroider
1. v. t. To ornament with needlework; as, to embroider a scarf.
Definition of Embroider
1. Verb. To stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread of various colours. ¹
2. Verb. (figuratively) To add imaginary detail to a narrative to make it more interesting or acceptable. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Embroider
1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Embroider
Literary usage of Embroider
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares (1859)
"Thy smock of silk both fine and white, With gold embroider'd gorgeously, Thy
petticoat of ... embroider ..."
2. The Lusiad: Or, The Discovery of India: an Epic Poem by Luís de Camões, William Julius Mickle (1809)
"That other chief th' embroider' d silk displays, Tost o'er the deep whole years
of weary days, ... embroider ..."
3. A Dictionary of the Bible, Comprising Its Antiquities, Biography, Geography edited by William Smith (1898)
"... in the AV — " broider," "embroider" (Ex. xxviii. 4, 39). It means stuff worked
in a .... embroider ..."
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