embroidery
NounUS[em-broi-der-ee]/ɛmˈbrɔɪdɚi/4 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (2)embroideries
- elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail“the mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings”Synonyms: embellishmentType of expansion, enlargement
- decorative needleworkSynonyms: fancyworkType of needlework, needlecraftKinds crewelwork, drawnwork, hemstitch, cross-stitch, smocking, sampler, candlewick, needlepoint, cutwork, fagoting
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Em·broid′er·y noun; pl. 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 decoration.
Fields in spring's embroidery are dressed.— Joseph Addison
A mere rhetorical embroidery of phrases.— John Addington Symonds
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54