The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Embroider \Em*broid"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Embroidered; p.
   pr. & vb. n. Embroidering.] [OE. embrouden. See Broider.]
   To ornament with needlework; as, to embroider a scarf.
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         Thou shalt embroider the coat of fine linen. --Ex.
                                                  xxviii. 39.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

embroider
    v 1: decorate with needlework [syn: embroider, broider]
    2: add details to [syn: embroider, pad, lard, embellish,
       aggrandize, aggrandise, blow up, dramatize,
       dramatise]