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1. (v.t.) embroider
to decorate with embroidery.
2. embroider
to form by or with embroidery.
3. embroider
to embellish with ornate language, fictitious details, etc.:
He embroidered the account of the shipwreck to hold his listeners' interest.
4. (v.i.) embroider
to do embroidery.
5. embroider
to add elaborating details; embellish (often fol. by on or upon).
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME embroderen)
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| Definition of 'embroider' |
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1. (verb) embroider, broider
decorate with needlework
2. (verb) embroider, pad, lard, embellish, aggrandize, aggrandise, blow up, dramatize, dramatise
add details to
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| Definition of 'embroider' |
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1. (verb) embroider
to ornament with needlework; as, to embroider a scarf
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Sense: to decorate with designs in needlework
The child embroidered her name on her handkerchief; an embroidered tablecloth.
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 Afrikaans: borduur |
 Arabic: يُطَرِّز، يُوَشّي |
 Bulgarian: бродирам |
 Brazilian: bordar |
 Czech: vyšít |
 German: (be)sticken |
 Danish: brodere |
 Greek: κεντώ |
 Spanish: bordar |
 Estonian: tikkima |
 Farsi: گلدوزی کردن؛ سوزن دوزی کر |
 Finnish: kirjailla |
 French: broder |
 Hebrew: לִרקוֹם |
 Hindi: बेलबूटे काढ़ना |
 Croatian: vesti |
 Hungarian: (ki)hímez |
 Indonesian: membordir |
 Icelandic: saumaút |
 Italian: ricamare |
 Japanese: 刺しゅうする |
 Korean: 수를 놓다 |
 Lithuanian: siuvinėti |
 Latvian: izšūt |
 Malay: menyulam |
 Dutch: borduren |
 Norwegian: brodere |
 Polish: haftować |
 Persian: گلدوزی کردن؛ سوزن دوزی کر |
 Pashto: خامك دوزى يا ګل دوزى كول، |
 Portuguese: bordar |
 Romanian: a broda |
 Russian: вышивать |
 Slovak: vyšiť |
 Slovenian: vesti |
 Serbian: izvesti |
 Swedish: brodera |
 Thai: เย็บปักถักร้อย |
 Turkish: nakış işlemek |
 Taiwanese: 繡上刺繡 |
 Ukrainian: вишивати |
 Urdu: کپڑے پر آرائشی کڑھائی کرن |
 Vietnamese: thêu |
 Chinese: 刺绣，（在织物上）绣花 |
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