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 Definitions of needlepoint  [ˈnid lˌpɔɪnt]  

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Definition of 'needlepoint' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) needlepoint
embroidery upon canvas, usu. with uniform spacing of stitches in a pattern.

2. (adj.) needlepoint
done or executed in needlepoint:
a needlepoint cushion.

3.  needlepoint
noting a lace (needlepoint lace) in which a needle works out the design upon parchment or paper.

4. (v.i.) needlepoint
to execute in or create needlepoint.

Etymology:  (1690–1700)

Definition of 'needlepoint' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) point lace, needlepoint
lace worked with a needle in a buttonhole stitch on a paper pattern

2. (noun) needlepoint, needlepoint embroidery
embroidery consisting of allover embroidered canvas resembling tapestry



'needlepoint' - Nearby Entries  

needle palm  needle rush  needle spike rush  needle-shaped  needlelike  needlenose pliers  needlepoint  



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