Embroidery
Pronunciation : Em*broid"er*y
Part of Speech : n.;
Definition : 1. Needlework used to enrich textile fabrics, leather, etc.; also, the art of embroidering.
2. Diversified ornaments, especially by contrasted figures and colors; variegated decoration. Fields in spring's embroidery are dressed. Addison. A mere rhetorical embroidery of phrases. J. A. Symonds.
pl. Embroideries (.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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