embroiderer
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Embroiderer — Em*broid er*er, n. One who embroiders. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
embroiderer — embroider ► VERB 1) sew decorative needlework patterns on. 2) add fictitious or exaggerated details to. DERIVATIVES embroiderer noun. ORIGIN Old French enbrouder … English terms dictionary
Embroiderer's Guild of America — The Embroiderer s Guild of America, headquartered at 426 West Jefferson Street, Louisville, Kentucky, [ The light is better in Louisville was the winning pitch in 1989, when the location for a new national headquarters, formerly in New York, was… … Wikipedia
embroiderer — noun see embroider … New Collegiate Dictionary
embroiderer — noun A person who embroiders See Also: embroideress … Wiktionary
embroiderer — n. one who embroiders, one who ornaments with needlework … English contemporary dictionary
embroiderer — em·broi·der·er … English syllables
embroiderer — noun someone who ornaments with needlework • Derivationally related forms: ↑embroider • Hypernyms: ↑needleworker • Hyponyms: ↑embroideress … Useful english dictionary
embroider — embroiderer, n. /em broy deuhr/, v.t. 1. to decorate with ornamental needlework. 2. to produce or form in needlework. 3. to adorn or embellish rhetorically, esp. with ornate language or fictitious details: He embroidered the account of the… … Universalium
Chikan (embroidery) — Chikan embroidery on a cotton kurta Chikan (Hindi: चिकन, Urdu: چکن) is a traditional embroidery style from Lucknow, India. Literally translated, the word means embroidery. Believed to have been introduced by Nur Jehan, Mugh … Wikipedia
