EMBROIDERY


Meaning of EMBROIDERY in English

/ ɪmˈbrɔɪdəri; NAmE / noun

1.

[ U , C ] patterns that are sewn onto cloth using threads of various colours; cloth that is decorated in this way :

a beautiful piece of embroidery

Indian embroideries

2.

[ U ] the skill or activity of decorating cloth in this way

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from Anglo-Norman French enbrouderie , from enbrouder embroider.

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