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| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | aggrandise, aggrandize, blow up, dramatise, dramatize, embellish, lard, pad |
| Type of | hyperbolise, amplify, overstate, overdraw, magnify, exaggerate, hyperbolize |
| Has types | glorify |
| Derivation | embroidery |
Examples of embroider
embroider
It's a message to embroider on a pillow, when you're done affixing your topknot.
From the guardian.co.uk
Scarlet and cobalt and navy blue and enough gold thread to embroider the equator.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The Kaffe Fassett design kit came from London and took six months to embroider.
From the au.news.yahoo.com
He spends the day with her on her boat, watching her fish, cook and embroider.
From the washingtonpost.com
Instead of unpacking Judt's elliptical pronouncements, he tends to embroider them.
From the independent.co.uk
Because she grew up learning to embroider and knit, using her hands came naturally.
From the thestate.com
Nai, my grandma, also clutched a prayer mat to embroider, but had dozed off.
From the nytimes.com
Using black yarn, embroider nose in satin stitch and make two French knots for eyes.
From the guardian.co.uk
Embroider eyes and mouth if desired, or use button eyes for an older child.
From the sltrib.com
- Decorate with needlework
- Add details to
- (embroidery) embellishment: elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail; "the mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings"
- (embroidery) decorative needlework
- Embroidery is the art or handicraft of decorating fabric or other materials with needle and thread or yarn. Embroidery may also incorporate other materials such as metal strips, pearls, beads, quills, and sequins.
- (Embroidery (short story)) "Embroidery" is a science fiction short story by author Ray Bradbury. This story was originally published in 1951 by Stadium Publishing Corp. It is included in the collection A Sound of Thunder and Other Stories (2005).
- To stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread of various colours; To add imaginary detail to a narrative to make it more interesting or acceptable
- (embroidery) The ornamentation of fabric using needlework; A piece of embroidered fabric; The elaboration of an account etc. with details, especially when fictitious
- (embroidered) decorated by sewing designs with thread or yarn
