embroidery
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embroidery
- /ɪmˈbɹɔɪdəɹi/
Where it comes from
From Middle French embrouderie, from embrouder + -erie. By surface analysis, embroider + -y.
noun embroideries
- The art of decorating fabric or other materials using a needle to stitch thread or yarn.
- The ornamentation of fabric using needlework.
- A piece of embroidered fabric. ‘No,’ said Luke, grinning at her. ‘You're not dull enough! […] What about the kid's clothes? I don't suppose they were anything to write home about, but didn't you keep anything? A bootee or a bit of embroidery or anything at all?’
- The elaboration of an account, etc. with details, especially when fictitious.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: fancywork, sampler, weaving, weave, eyelet, chikan, logo, needlework, crewelwork, sewing, stitching, needlecraft, needlepoint, tapestry, broderie, lacework
Translations
Every language
noun art
| Español | bordado |
|---|---|
| Français | broderie |
| Deutsch | Sticken |
| Italiano | ricamo |
| Română | broderie |
| Русский | вышива́ние vyšivánije, вы́шивка výšivka |
noun ornamentation
| Español | bordado, bordadura |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 자수 jasu |
| 日本語 | 刺繍 shishū, エンブロイダリー enburoidarī |
| 中文 | 刺繡 /刺绣 cìxiù |
| हिन्दी | चिक काढना cik kāḍhnā |
| Português | bordado |
| Français | broderie |
| Deutsch | Stickerei, Sticken |
| Italiano | ricamo |
| Ελληνικά | κέντημα kéntima |
| Română | broderie |
| Русский | вышива́ние vyšivánije |
| Tiếng Việt | đồ thêu |
| العربية | تَطْرِيز taṭrīz |
noun fabric
| 中文 | 刺繡品 /刺绣品 cìxiù pǐn |
|---|---|
| Português | bordado |
| Français | broderie |
| Deutsch | Stickerei |
| Ελληνικά | κέντημα kéntima |
| Русский | вы́шивка výšivka, вышива́ние vyšivánije |
noun elaboration of an account with details
| Français | broderie, enjolivement |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Ausschmückung |
Talk about this word "embroidery." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/embroidery. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. embroidery. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/embroidery "embroidery." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/embroidery.Cite this
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title = {embroidery},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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