Embroider

English

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɔɪdə(r)

Verb

Infinitive to Embroider

Third person singular -

Simple past -

Past participle -

Present participle -

to Embroider (third-person singular simple present -, present participle -, simple past and past participle -)

1. To stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread of various colours.
2. (figuratively) To add imaginary detail to a narrative to make it more interesting or acceptable.

Derived terms

• embroiderer
• embroideress
• embroidery

Translations

to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread

Czech: vyšívat cs(cs) Dutch: borduren nl(nl) Finnish: koruommella fi(fi), kirjailla fi(fi), kirjoa fi(fi) French: broder fr(fr) German: sticken de(de) Hungarian: hímez

Icelandic: sauma út is(is), bródera is(is) Ido: brodar Latin: acū pingo la(la) Russian: вышивать ru(ru) (vyšivát') (impf.), вышить ru(ru) (výšit') REDIRECT Template:pf. Spanish: bordar es(es)

to add imaginary detail to a narrative

Finnish: värittää fi(fi)

German: ausschmücken de(de) Russian: приукрашивать ru(ru) (priukrášivat') (impf.), приукрасить ru(ru) (priukrásit') REDIRECT Template:pf.

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Mandarin: 刺绣, 刺繡 (cìxiù) (sense 1: sew)

External links

• Embroider in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• Embroider in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• Embroider at OneLook® Dictionary Search

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