EMBROIDER


Meaning of EMBROIDER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ im-ˈbrȯi-dər ]

verb

( em·broi·dered ; em·broi·der·ing -d(ə-)riŋ)

Etymology: alteration of Middle English embroderen, from Anglo-French embrouder, from en- + brosder, brouder to embroider, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English brord point, byrst bristle

Date: 14th century

transitive verb

1.

a. : to ornament with needlework

b. : to form with needlework

2. : to elaborate on : embellish

embroider a story

intransitive verb

1. : to make embroidery

2. : to provide embellishments : elaborate

• em·broi·der·er -ˈbrȯi-dər-ər noun

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