embroider
11embroider — verb ADVERB ▪ beautifully, delicately, exquisitely, finely ▪ elaborately ▪ heavily, richly ▪ a robe of richl …
12embroider — v. (D; tr.) to embroider for (she embroidered a towel for me) * * * [ɪm brɔɪdə] (D;tr.) to embroiderfor (she embroidered a towel for me) …
13embroider — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To adorn with needlework] Syn. stitch, knit, quilt, braid, weave, pattern, ornament, embellish, enrich, garnish, deck, bedeck, decorate, work, gild, pattern; see also decorate . 2. [To exaggerate] Syn. embellish, falsify,… …
14embroider — /ɛmˈbrɔɪdə / (say em broyduh) verb (t) 1. to decorate with ornamental needlework. 2. to produce or form in needlework. 3. to adorn or embellish rhetorically, especially with fictitious additions: * We can t go on he said … Short, curt, too tired… …
15embroider — 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… …
16embroider — verb a) To stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread of various colours. b) To add imaginary detail to a narrative to make it more interesting or acceptable …
17Embroider — The art of embroidery was known to the Jews (Ex. 26:36; 35:35; 38:23; Judg. 5:30; Ps. 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). It seems that the art became… …
18embroider — Synonyms and related words: adorn, aggrandize, amplify, applique, array, baste, beautify, bedeck, bedizen, belie, bind, blazon, build up, buttonhole, camouflage, color, convolute, crochet, cross stitch, dandify, deck, deck out, decorate, disguise …
19embroider — em|broi|der [ ım brɔıdər ] verb intransitive or transitive 1. ) to decorate cloth with a design of colored stitches: an embroidered handkerchief 2. ) to make a story or an account of an event more interesting by adding details you have invented …
20embroider — em·broi·der || ɪm brɔɪdÉ™ v. decorate with ornamental needlework …
