EMBROIDER


Meaning of EMBROIDER in English

/ ɪmˈbrɔɪdə(r); NAmE / verb

1.

embroider A (on B) | embroider B (with A) to decorate cloth with a pattern of stitches usually using coloured thread :

[ vn ]

an embroidered blouse

She embroidered flowers on the cushion covers.

She embroidered the cushion cover with flowers.

[also v ]

2.

[ vn ] to make a story more interesting by adding details that are not always true

SYN embellish

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from Anglo-Norman French enbrouder , from en- in, on + Old French brouder , broisder decorate with embroidery, of Germanic origin.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.