Look up: embroidery

1. embroidery
   [n] - decorative needlework
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2. embroidery
   Art of decorating fabric with a needle and thread. It includes broderie anglaise, noun ; plural Embroideries 1. Needlework used to enrich textile fabrics, leather, etc.; also, the art of embroidering. 2. Diversified ornaments, especially by contrasted figures and colors; variegated decor...
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3. embroidery
   fancywork noun decorative needlework
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4. Embroidery
   • (n.) Diversified ornaments, especially by contrasted figures and colors; variegated decoration. • (n.) Needlework used to enrich textile fabrics, leather, etc.; also, the art of embroidering.
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5. embroidery
   art of decorating material, primarily textile fabric, by means of a needle and thread (and sometimes fine wire). The basic techniques include crewel ... [6 related articles]
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6. Embroidery
   Embroidery is the art of ornamenting woven fabric into designs in needle-work. Embroidery differs from tapestry in that the design is stitched on the top of a woven material, whereas in tapestry the design is woven into it.
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7. Embroidery
   A delicate technique that creates a pattern on the top and sides of the cake using a series of straight and curved lines, dots and flower shapes resembling fine embroidery.
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8. Embroidery
   Decorative designs sewn into fabric by hand or machine. Often includes beads or other embellishments.
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9. embroidery
   embroidery, ornamental needlework applied to all varieties of fabrics and worked with many sorts of thread—linen, cotton, wool, silk, gold, and even hair. Decorative objects, such as shells, feathers, beads, and jewels, are often sewn to the embroidered piece. The Bayeux tapestry is among the ...
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10. embroidery
    Art of decorating fabric with a needle and thread. It includes broderie anglaise, gros point, and petit point, all of which have been used for the decoration of costumes, gloves, book covers, furnishings, and church vestments
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11. Embroidery
    `Embroidery` is the art or handicraft of decorating fabric or other materials with needle and thread or yarn. Embroidery may also incorporate other materials such as metal strips, pearls, beads, quills, and sequins. A characteristic of embroidery is that the basic techniques or stitches of the earli...
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12. Embroidery
    (short story) "`Embroidery`" is a science fiction short story by author Ray Bradbury. This story was originally published in 1951 by Stadium Publishing Corp. It is included in the collection A Sound of Thunder and Other Stories (2005). The plot of "Embroidery" follo...
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