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Definition of Embroidery
1. Noun. Elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail. "The mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings"
Generic synonyms: Elaboration, Enlargement, Expansion
Derivative terms: Embellish, Embroider
2. Noun. Decorative needlework.
Specialized synonyms: Candlewick, Crewelwork, Cross-stitch, Cutwork, Drawnwork, Faggoting, Fagoting, Hemstitch, Needlepoint, Needlepoint Embroidery, Sampler, Smocking
Generic synonyms: Needlecraft, Needlework
Derivative terms: Embroider
Definition of Embroidery
1. n. Needlework used to enrich textile fabrics, leather, etc.; also, the art of embroidering.
Definition of Embroidery
1. Noun. The ornamentation of fabric using needlework. ¹
2. Noun. A piece of embroidered fabric. ¹
3. Noun. The elaboration of an account etc. with details, especially when fictitious. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Embroidery
1. [n -RIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Embroidery
Literary usage of Embroidery
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"First, there is white embroidery, applied to dress and furniture, ... From the
East we derive the most elaborate specimens of embroidery as applied to dress ..."
2. Harper's New Monthly Magazine by Henry Mills Alden (1881)
"However, the modern interest in embroidery is not archaeological, and this glance
... The present revival of interest in embroidery seems likely to be more ..."
3. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1885)
"embroidery.—embroidery in this country has taken a high place in decoration, and
assumed certain well-established characteristics. ..."
4. The New International Encyclopædia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1903)
"The embroidery of the later Greeks and Romans was largely copied from Oriental
... During the palmy days of the Roman Empire embroidery M'as developed to a ..."
5. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"First, there is white embroidery, applied to dress and furniture, ... From the
East we derive the most elaborate specimens of embroidery as applied to dress ..."
6. Harper's New Monthly Magazine by Henry Mills Alden (1881)
"However, the modern interest in embroidery is not archaeological, and this glance
... The present revival of interest in embroidery seems likely to be more ..."
7. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1885)
"embroidery.—embroidery in this country has taken a high place in decoration, and
assumed certain well-established characteristics. ..."
8. The New International Encyclopædia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1903)
"The embroidery of the later Greeks and Romans was largely copied from Oriental
... During the palmy days of the Roman Empire embroidery M'as developed to a ..."
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