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How to pronounce embroidery in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms fancywork
Type of needlework, needlecraft
Has types cross-stitch, cutwork, drawnwork, smocking, crewelwork, needlepoint embroidery, sampler, candlewick, faggoting, fagoting, hemstitch, needlepoint
Derivation embroider
Type Words
Synonyms embellishment
Type of expansion, elaboration, enlargement
Derivation embroider

Examples of embroidery

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I recently purchased an embroidery machine as well as a screen-printing machine.
From the charlotteobserver.com
The two enrolled in sewing classes and started shopping for embroidery machines.
From the stltoday.com
Fraga's artsy, airy creations feature vibrant prints and rustic hand embroidery.
From the newsweek.com
Cut the yarn and using an embroidery needle, work it into the back of the cosy.
From the guardian.co.uk
The shop also includes items for those who work in cross stitch and embroidery.
From the tennessean.com
Futzing with the embroidery over the tightly pleated material, she had an idea.
From the newsobserver.com
Using her embroidery sewing machine, Sanchez embellishes dish towels for gifts.
From the dispatch.com
The embroidery is fabric backed so it won't irritate your baby's delicate skin.
From the independent.co.uk
The center aims to preserve and promote Palestinian embroidery, art and folklore.
From the en.wikipedia.org
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  • Embellishment: elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail; "the mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings"
  • Decorative needlework
  • (embroider) add details to
  • 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" 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).
  • The ornamentation of fabric using needlework; A piece of embroidered fabric; The elaboration of an account etc. with details, especially when fictitious
  • (embroider) 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
  • (Embroider) The art of embroidery was known to the Jews (Exo 26:36; Exo 35:35; Exo 38:23; Jdg 5:30; Psa 45:14). The skill of the women in this art was seen in the preparation of the sacerdotal robes of the high priest (Ex. 28). ...
  • (Embroidered) Enhanced through the use of decorative stitching, either by machine or by hand.