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   em·broi·der

   /əmˈbroidər/

   verb

   • 1. decorate (cloth) by sewing patterns on it with thread: "she was teaching one of the girls how to embroider" Similar decorateadornornamentembellishsewstitch
   • ▪ produce (a design) on cloth with thread: "I embroidered flowers on my jeans"
   • 2. add fictitious or exaggerated details to (an account) to make it more interesting: "she embroidered her stories with colorful detail" Similar elaborateembellishcolorenlarge onexaggeratecatastrophizeadd detail togo into detail aboutflesh outadd flesh totouch updress upgildginger upinformal:jazz upOpposite simplify

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French enbrouder, from en- ‘in, on’ + Old French brouder, broisder ‘decorate with embroidery’, of Germanic origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. embroiderer noun

   Scrabble Points: 14

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   The meaning of EMBROIDER is to ornament with needlework. How to use embroider in a sentence.

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   EMBROIDER definition: 1. to decorate cloth or clothing with patterns or pictures consisting of stitches that are sewn…. Learn more.

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   to produce or form in needlework. to adorn or embellish rhetorically, especially with ornate language or fictitious details: He embroidered the account of the shipwreck to hold his listeners' interest. Synonyms: fancify, color, exaggerate, elaborate. verb (used without object) to do embroidery.

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   To embroider means to decorate with needlework. Picture your great grandmother's pillowcases or Hester Prynne's famous scarlet letter "A" — both of those objects are probably embroidered.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishEMBROIDER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If something such as clothing or cloth is embroidered with a design, the design is stitched into it. The collar was embroidered with very small red strawberries. [be VERB -ed + with] Matilda was embroidering an altar cloth covered with flowers and birds. [VERB noun] I have a pillow with my name embroidered on it.

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   Definition of embroider verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Embroider definition: . See examples of EMBROIDER used in a sentence.