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/krooh"euhl werrk'/, n.decorative embroidery done with crewel yarn on cotton or linen, using simple stitches traditionally worked in floral or pastoral designs.[1860-65; CREWEL + WORK]
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Crewelwork — Crew el*work ( w?rk ), n. Embroidery in crewels, commonly done upon some plain material, such as linen. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
crewelwork — [kro͞o′əlwʉrk΄] n. embroidery done with crewel … English World dictionary
crewelwork — noun Date: 1863 embroidery work with crewel … New Collegiate Dictionary
crewelwork — noun embroidery made using a crewel … Wiktionary
crewelwork — n. embroidery done with crewel yarn … English contemporary dictionary
crewelwork — crew•el•work [[t]ˈkru əlˌwɜrk[/t]] n. clo a decorative embroidery done with crewel yarn, esp. in floral or pastoral designs • Etymology: 1860–65 … From formal English to slang
crewelwork — noun embroidery done with loosely twisted worsted yarn • Hypernyms: ↑embroidery, ↑fancywork * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : embroidery consisting of simple stitches (as stem stitch, chain stitch, buttonhole stitch) worked with crewel in floral and… … Useful english dictionary
Crewel embroidery — Fanciful leaf in crewelwork, detail of a curtain, England, c. 1696. V A T.166 1961. Crewel Embroidery, or Crewelwork, is a decorative form of surface embroidery using wool and a variety of different embroidery stitches to follow a design outline… … Wikipedia
crewel — noun Etymology: Middle English crule Date: 15th century 1. slackly twisted worsted yarn used for embroidery 2. crewelwork … New Collegiate Dictionary
Chain stitch — For the technique used to shorten rope or cable for storage or while in use, see Chain sinnet. Traditional embroidery in chain stitch on a Kazakh rug, contemporary. Chain stitch is a sewing and embroidery technique in which a series of looped… … Wikipedia
