Definition of embroidery in English:

embroidery

nounPlural embroideries ɪmˈbrɔɪd(ə)riɛmˈbrɔɪd(ə)riəmˈbrɔɪd(ə)ri

mass noun

1The art or pastime of embroidering cloth.
刺绣，绣花；刺绣法
my mother decided I should learn embroidery
Example sentencesExamples
- A sewing group specialising in cross-stitch, embroidery, quilting and needlework meets on Mondays from 11 am to midday.
- Since the software is something we both can have fun with, it's a great way for an adult to help a child learn embroidery.
- There is also some basket weaving, embroidery, woodworking, and other craft production, but the preponderance of artifacts sold at the markets is imported from Africa.
- In the morning, the two young ladies learned French, did embroidery, and listened to Rebecca's soft voice instruct them on how to run a successful household.
- She does needlework and embroidery and never musses her skirts or get twigs and leaves in her hair, and her skin is translucent and fashionable, it does not turn brown the way mine does in the summer.
- He had established a school where he held courses for the proletarian class in such crafts as weaving, embroidery, painting, wood carving.
- After the war she returned briefly to the museum and became head of the costumes department and learned the art of embroidery from an elderly York woman so she could look after and create clothes down from down the ages.
- Unfortunately, after an accident, she had to give up her career, and she then devoted herself to embroidery, patchwork and quilting, taking City and Guilds courses parts I and II in both.
- The islands are known for a textile art called tivaevae, practiced by women, which combines appliqué and embroidery.
- Crochet is hand-done in India and we also do appliqué embroidery very well, combining it with beading and trims.
- They began to teach embroidery and various stitch crafts.
- While the inmates of the home are provided with skill training in handicrafts, embroidery and sewing based on their aptitude, the children including those of sex workers are educated.
- Needlework and embroidery traditionally belongs to them.
- She offered a more varied needlework curriculum of plain work, marking, openwork, and embroidery along with reading and writing.
- Another fab lab is in the northeast of India, where one of the few jobs that women can do is Chikan embroidery.
- The novel does not quite tell us what Ratanbai's curriculum was but we know that she does embroidery and learns English and Marathi and English rhymes.
1. 1.1 Cloth decorated with embroidered designs.
  the bazaars stock a wide variety of embroidery
  count noun she frequently exhibited embroideries
  Example sentencesExamples
  However, it is distinctly different from those mostly monochrome, tussar silk embroideries.
  Although the chair frame was made in Newport, the needlework is characteristic of embroideries identified with Boston teachers.
  The display includes textiles, embroideries, glass, metalwork and jewels and the often fascinating stories behind them.
  There were sequins of all kinds, embroideries and unique fringed fabrics.
  The hall contains one of Europe's finest collections of 16th and 17th century embroideries and tapestries, in addition to fine furniture and painting.
  You will see a unique and interesting blend of fabrics and embroideries from various States of India, Mirch Masala, and Prithvi.
  Indian motifs, traditional themes, and embroideries are the rage on the international fashion scene and it's one of the prime reasons that international fashion stores are looking at India for its expert craftsmanship.
  There will be quilts to be judged and other needlework such as embroidery.
  The exhibition featured bobbin lace, patchwork and quilting, cross stitch, canvas work embroidery, macramé, and even miniature furniture.
  Other handicraft items include hammocks, baskets, mats, embroidery, leatherwork, coral jewelry, and carved and painted gourds and dolls.
  The second, comprised of 120 lots, many with multiple items, included furniture, sculpture, embroideries, fabrics, carpets, and tapestries.
  The exhibition juxtaposes contemporary images in a diversity of media - paintings and sculptures as well as photographs, video, embroideries and prints - borrowed from public and private collections.
  Morris's firm encouraged interest in needlework among artistically inclined women by providing designs by himself and others for sale alongside the completed embroideries.
  The embroidery, called Lucknowi Chikan, meaning a kind of cloth wrought with needle work, comes from a place called Lucknowi, located in the center of India.
  The hall was built in 1597 by Bess of Hardwick and is regarded as important for its architecture and the exceptional collection of textiles and embroideries, which are believed to be the best in Europe.
  Many tapestries, brocades, and embroideries were likewise burned to recover the gold and silver used in their production.
  The characteristic appearance of Gujarati chain-stitch embroidery, whether done with a hook or a needle, however, is common to both formats.
  I just stood back and admired the fine embroidery trying to imagine if it was hand stitched how long it would have taken that person.
  While there are a variety of dress materials such as chikan embroidery from Lucknow, patchwork from Jammu and Nagercoil, paintings occupy a dominant place in the expo.
  The irony of starting with computer technology to produce meticulously hand-sewn, old-fashioned embroideries is consistent with the artist's wry, intricate and paradoxical approach.
  Synonyms
  needlework, needlepoint, needlecraft, sewing, cross stitch, tatting, crochet, crewel work
  tapestry, sampler
2Embellishment or exaggeration in the description of an event.
〈喻〉（事件描述或报道中的）渲染，夸张
fanciful embroidery of the facts
对事实的肆意夸张。
Example sentencesExamples
- In remaining loyal to the facts and avoiding unnecessary embroidery, the story stands as a testament to the human spirit.
Synonyms
elaboration, embellishment, adornment, ornamentation, colouring, enhancement
exaggeration, overstatement, hyperbole
touching up, dressing up, gilding, varnishing, gingering up
informal jazzing up

Origin

Late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French enbrouderie, from enbrouder 'embroider'.

Definition of embroidery in US English:

embroidery

nounəmˈbroid(ə)rēəmˈbrɔɪd(ə)ri

1The art or pastime of embroidering cloth.
刺绣，绣花；刺绣法
Example sentencesExamples
- Unfortunately, after an accident, she had to give up her career, and she then devoted herself to embroidery, patchwork and quilting, taking City and Guilds courses parts I and II in both.
- She offered a more varied needlework curriculum of plain work, marking, openwork, and embroidery along with reading and writing.
- She does needlework and embroidery and never musses her skirts or get twigs and leaves in her hair, and her skin is translucent and fashionable, it does not turn brown the way mine does in the summer.
- While the inmates of the home are provided with skill training in handicrafts, embroidery and sewing based on their aptitude, the children including those of sex workers are educated.
- In the morning, the two young ladies learned French, did embroidery, and listened to Rebecca's soft voice instruct them on how to run a successful household.
- Another fab lab is in the northeast of India, where one of the few jobs that women can do is Chikan embroidery.
- The novel does not quite tell us what Ratanbai's curriculum was but we know that she does embroidery and learns English and Marathi and English rhymes.
- The islands are known for a textile art called tivaevae, practiced by women, which combines appliqué and embroidery.
- A sewing group specialising in cross-stitch, embroidery, quilting and needlework meets on Mondays from 11 am to midday.
- Needlework and embroidery traditionally belongs to them.
- After the war she returned briefly to the museum and became head of the costumes department and learned the art of embroidery from an elderly York woman so she could look after and create clothes down from down the ages.
- Crochet is hand-done in India and we also do appliqué embroidery very well, combining it with beading and trims.
- Since the software is something we both can have fun with, it's a great way for an adult to help a child learn embroidery.
- He had established a school where he held courses for the proletarian class in such crafts as weaving, embroidery, painting, wood carving.
- They began to teach embroidery and various stitch crafts.
- There is also some basket weaving, embroidery, woodworking, and other craft production, but the preponderance of artifacts sold at the markets is imported from Africa.
1. 1.1 Cloth decorated with embroidery.
  绣制品
  Example sentencesExamples
  The characteristic appearance of Gujarati chain-stitch embroidery, whether done with a hook or a needle, however, is common to both formats.
  Many tapestries, brocades, and embroideries were likewise burned to recover the gold and silver used in their production.
  I just stood back and admired the fine embroidery trying to imagine if it was hand stitched how long it would have taken that person.
  Morris's firm encouraged interest in needlework among artistically inclined women by providing designs by himself and others for sale alongside the completed embroideries.
  The second, comprised of 120 lots, many with multiple items, included furniture, sculpture, embroideries, fabrics, carpets, and tapestries.
  The display includes textiles, embroideries, glass, metalwork and jewels and the often fascinating stories behind them.
  However, it is distinctly different from those mostly monochrome, tussar silk embroideries.
  There were sequins of all kinds, embroideries and unique fringed fabrics.
  You will see a unique and interesting blend of fabrics and embroideries from various States of India, Mirch Masala, and Prithvi.
  Other handicraft items include hammocks, baskets, mats, embroidery, leatherwork, coral jewelry, and carved and painted gourds and dolls.
  The exhibition juxtaposes contemporary images in a diversity of media - paintings and sculptures as well as photographs, video, embroideries and prints - borrowed from public and private collections.
  The hall was built in 1597 by Bess of Hardwick and is regarded as important for its architecture and the exceptional collection of textiles and embroideries, which are believed to be the best in Europe.
  The exhibition featured bobbin lace, patchwork and quilting, cross stitch, canvas work embroidery, macramé, and even miniature furniture.
  The embroidery, called Lucknowi Chikan, meaning a kind of cloth wrought with needle work, comes from a place called Lucknowi, located in the center of India.
  Although the chair frame was made in Newport, the needlework is characteristic of embroideries identified with Boston teachers.
  While there are a variety of dress materials such as chikan embroidery from Lucknow, patchwork from Jammu and Nagercoil, paintings occupy a dominant place in the expo.
  Indian motifs, traditional themes, and embroideries are the rage on the international fashion scene and it's one of the prime reasons that international fashion stores are looking at India for its expert craftsmanship.
  The irony of starting with computer technology to produce meticulously hand-sewn, old-fashioned embroideries is consistent with the artist's wry, intricate and paradoxical approach.
  The hall contains one of Europe's finest collections of 16th and 17th century embroideries and tapestries, in addition to fine furniture and painting.
  There will be quilts to be judged and other needlework such as embroidery.
  Synonyms
  needlework, needlepoint, needlecraft, sewing, cross stitch, tatting, crochet, crewel work
2Embellishment or exaggeration in the description or reporting of an event.
〈喻〉（事件描述或报道中的）渲染，夸张
fanciful embroidery of the facts
对事实的肆意夸张。
Example sentencesExamples
- In remaining loyal to the facts and avoiding unnecessary embroidery, the story stands as a testament to the human spirit.
Synonyms
elaboration, embellishment, adornment, ornamentation, colouring, enhancement

Origin

Late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French enbrouderie, from enbrouder ‘embroider’.

单词	embroidery
释义	Definition of embroidery in English: embroidery nounPlural embroideries ɪmˈbrɔɪd(ə)riɛmˈbrɔɪd(ə)riəmˈbrɔɪd(ə)ri mass noun 1The art or pastime of embroidering cloth. 刺绣，绣花；刺绣法 my mother decided I should learn embroidery Example sentencesExamples A sewing group specialising in cross-stitch, embroidery, quilting and needlework meets on Mondays from 11 am to midday. Since the software is something we both can have fun with, it's a great way for an adult to help a child learn embroidery. There is also some basket weaving, embroidery, woodworking, and other craft production, but the preponderance of artifacts sold at the markets is imported from Africa. In the morning, the two young ladies learned French, did embroidery, and listened to Rebecca's soft voice instruct them on how to run a successful household. She does needlework and embroidery and never musses her skirts or get twigs and leaves in her hair, and her skin is translucent and fashionable, it does not turn brown the way mine does in the summer. He had established a school where he held courses for the proletarian class in such crafts as weaving, embroidery, painting, wood carving. After the war she returned briefly to the museum and became head of the costumes department and learned the art of embroidery from an elderly York woman so she could look after and create clothes down from down the ages. Unfortunately, after an accident, she had to give up her career, and she then devoted herself to embroidery, patchwork and quilting, taking City and Guilds courses parts I and II in both. The islands are known for a textile art called tivaevae, practiced by women, which combines appliqué and embroidery. Crochet is hand-done in India and we also do appliqué embroidery very well, combining it with beading and trims. They began to teach embroidery and various stitch crafts. While the inmates of the home are provided with skill training in handicrafts, embroidery and sewing based on their aptitude, the children including those of sex workers are educated. Needlework and embroidery traditionally belongs to them. She offered a more varied needlework curriculum of plain work, marking, openwork, and embroidery along with reading and writing. Another fab lab is in the northeast of India, where one of the few jobs that women can do is Chikan embroidery. The novel does not quite tell us what Ratanbai's curriculum was but we know that she does embroidery and learns English and Marathi and English rhymes. 1.1 Cloth decorated with embroidered designs. the bazaars stock a wide variety of embroidery count noun she frequently exhibited embroideries Example sentencesExamples However, it is distinctly different from those mostly monochrome, tussar silk embroideries. Although the chair frame was made in Newport, the needlework is characteristic of embroideries identified with Boston teachers. The display includes textiles, embroideries, glass, metalwork and jewels and the often fascinating stories behind them. There were sequins of all kinds, embroideries and unique fringed fabrics. The hall contains one of Europe's finest collections of 16th and 17th century embroideries and tapestries, in addition to fine furniture and painting. You will see a unique and interesting blend of fabrics and embroideries from various States of India, Mirch Masala, and Prithvi. Indian motifs, traditional themes, and embroideries are the rage on the international fashion scene and it's one of the prime reasons that international fashion stores are looking at India for its expert craftsmanship. There will be quilts to be judged and other needlework such as embroidery. The exhibition featured bobbin lace, patchwork and quilting, cross stitch, canvas work embroidery, macramé, and even miniature furniture. Other handicraft items include hammocks, baskets, mats, embroidery, leatherwork, coral jewelry, and carved and painted gourds and dolls. The second, comprised of 120 lots, many with multiple items, included furniture, sculpture, embroideries, fabrics, carpets, and tapestries. The exhibition juxtaposes contemporary images in a diversity of media - paintings and sculptures as well as photographs, video, embroideries and prints - borrowed from public and private collections. Morris's firm encouraged interest in needlework among artistically inclined women by providing designs by himself and others for sale alongside the completed embroideries. The embroidery, called Lucknowi Chikan, meaning a kind of cloth wrought with needle work, comes from a place called Lucknowi, located in the center of India. The hall was built in 1597 by Bess of Hardwick and is regarded as important for its architecture and the exceptional collection of textiles and embroideries, which are believed to be the best in Europe. Many tapestries, brocades, and embroideries were likewise burned to recover the gold and silver used in their production. The characteristic appearance of Gujarati chain-stitch embroidery, whether done with a hook or a needle, however, is common to both formats. I just stood back and admired the fine embroidery trying to imagine if it was hand stitched how long it would have taken that person. While there are a variety of dress materials such as chikan embroidery from Lucknow, patchwork from Jammu and Nagercoil, paintings occupy a dominant place in the expo. The irony of starting with computer technology to produce meticulously hand-sewn, old-fashioned embroideries is consistent with the artist's wry, intricate and paradoxical approach. Synonyms needlework, needlepoint, needlecraft, sewing, cross stitch, tatting, crochet, crewel work tapestry, sampler 2Embellishment or exaggeration in the description of an event. 〈喻〉（事件描述或报道中的）渲染，夸张 fanciful embroidery of the facts 对事实的肆意夸张。 Example sentencesExamples In remaining loyal to the facts and avoiding unnecessary embroidery, the story stands as a testament to the human spirit. Synonyms elaboration, embellishment, adornment, ornamentation, colouring, enhancement exaggeration, overstatement, hyperbole touching up, dressing up, gilding, varnishing, gingering up informal jazzing up Origin Late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French enbrouderie, from enbrouder 'embroider'. Definition of embroidery in US English: embroidery nounəmˈbroid(ə)rēəmˈbrɔɪd(ə)ri 1The art or pastime of embroidering cloth. 刺绣，绣花；刺绣法 Example sentencesExamples Unfortunately, after an accident, she had to give up her career, and she then devoted herself to embroidery, patchwork and quilting, taking City and Guilds courses parts I and II in both. She offered a more varied needlework curriculum of plain work, marking, openwork, and embroidery along with reading and writing. She does needlework and embroidery and never musses her skirts or get twigs and leaves in her hair, and her skin is translucent and fashionable, it does not turn brown the way mine does in the summer. While the inmates of the home are provided with skill training in handicrafts, embroidery and sewing based on their aptitude, the children including those of sex workers are educated. In the morning, the two young ladies learned French, did embroidery, and listened to Rebecca's soft voice instruct them on how to run a successful household. Another fab lab is in the northeast of India, where one of the few jobs that women can do is Chikan embroidery. The novel does not quite tell us what Ratanbai's curriculum was but we know that she does embroidery and learns English and Marathi and English rhymes. The islands are known for a textile art called tivaevae, practiced by women, which combines appliqué and embroidery. A sewing group specialising in cross-stitch, embroidery, quilting and needlework meets on Mondays from 11 am to midday. Needlework and embroidery traditionally belongs to them. After the war she returned briefly to the museum and became head of the costumes department and learned the art of embroidery from an elderly York woman so she could look after and create clothes down from down the ages. Crochet is hand-done in India and we also do appliqué embroidery very well, combining it with beading and trims. Since the software is something we both can have fun with, it's a great way for an adult to help a child learn embroidery. He had established a school where he held courses for the proletarian class in such crafts as weaving, embroidery, painting, wood carving. They began to teach embroidery and various stitch crafts. There is also some basket weaving, embroidery, woodworking, and other craft production, but the preponderance of artifacts sold at the markets is imported from Africa. 1.1 Cloth decorated with embroidery. 绣制品 Example sentencesExamples The characteristic appearance of Gujarati chain-stitch embroidery, whether done with a hook or a needle, however, is common to both formats. Many tapestries, brocades, and embroideries were likewise burned to recover the gold and silver used in their production. I just stood back and admired the fine embroidery trying to imagine if it was hand stitched how long it would have taken that person. Morris's firm encouraged interest in needlework among artistically inclined women by providing designs by himself and others for sale alongside the completed embroideries. The second, comprised of 120 lots, many with multiple items, included furniture, sculpture, embroideries, fabrics, carpets, and tapestries. The display includes textiles, embroideries, glass, metalwork and jewels and the often fascinating stories behind them. However, it is distinctly different from those mostly monochrome, tussar silk embroideries. There were sequins of all kinds, embroideries and unique fringed fabrics. You will see a unique and interesting blend of fabrics and embroideries from various States of India, Mirch Masala, and Prithvi. Other handicraft items include hammocks, baskets, mats, embroidery, leatherwork, coral jewelry, and carved and painted gourds and dolls. The exhibition juxtaposes contemporary images in a diversity of media - paintings and sculptures as well as photographs, video, embroideries and prints - borrowed from public and private collections. The hall was built in 1597 by Bess of Hardwick and is regarded as important for its architecture and the exceptional collection of textiles and embroideries, which are believed to be the best in Europe. The exhibition featured bobbin lace, patchwork and quilting, cross stitch, canvas work embroidery, macramé, and even miniature furniture. The embroidery, called Lucknowi Chikan, meaning a kind of cloth wrought with needle work, comes from a place called Lucknowi, located in the center of India. Although the chair frame was made in Newport, the needlework is characteristic of embroideries identified with Boston teachers. While there are a variety of dress materials such as chikan embroidery from Lucknow, patchwork from Jammu and Nagercoil, paintings occupy a dominant place in the expo. Indian motifs, traditional themes, and embroideries are the rage on the international fashion scene and it's one of the prime reasons that international fashion stores are looking at India for its expert craftsmanship. The irony of starting with computer technology to produce meticulously hand-sewn, old-fashioned embroideries is consistent with the artist's wry, intricate and paradoxical approach. The hall contains one of Europe's finest collections of 16th and 17th century embroideries and tapestries, in addition to fine furniture and painting. There will be quilts to be judged and other needlework such as embroidery. Synonyms needlework, needlepoint, needlecraft, sewing, cross stitch, tatting, crochet, crewel work 2Embellishment or exaggeration in the description or reporting of an event. 〈喻〉（事件描述或报道中的）渲染，夸张 fanciful embroidery of the facts 对事实的肆意夸张。 Example sentencesExamples In remaining loyal to the facts and avoiding unnecessary embroidery, the story stands as a testament to the human spirit. Synonyms elaboration, embellishment, adornment, ornamentation, colouring, enhancement Origin Late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French enbrouderie, from enbrouder ‘embroider’.
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