EMBROIDER


Meaning of EMBROIDER in English

(~s, ~ing, ~ed)

1.

If something such as clothing or cloth is ~ed with a design, the design is stitched into it.

The collar was ~ed with very small red strawberries...

Matilda was ~ing an altar cloth covered with flowers and birds...

I have a pillow with my name ~ed on it.

VERB: be V-ed with/in n, V n, V-ed, also V

2.

If you ~ a story or account of something, or if you ~ on it, you try to make it more interesting by adding details which may be untrue.

He told some lies and sometimes just ~ed the truth...

She ~ed on this theme for about ten minutes.

= embellish

VERB: V n, V on n

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