broider

[ broi-der ]

verb (used with object)
  1. to embroider.

Origin of broider

1
1400–50; late Middle English, variant of browder, Middle English broide(n), browde(n) (past participle, taken as infinitive of braid) + -er6

Other words from broider

  • broi·der·er, noun
  • broi·der·y, noun

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How to use broider in a sentence

  • Thou hast this day gotten gold, eggs, cheeses, and a little blue purse broidered with silver.

  • To think of all this bit of broidered velvet has seen,—what joyous sights!

    Paul Patoff | F. Marion Crawford
  • And tookest thy broidered garments, and coveredst them: and thou hast set mine oil and mine incense before them.

    The Prophet Ezekiel | Arno C. Gaebelein
  • Then there were horns of ivory and ebony; emeralds, purple and broidered work, fine linen, coral and agate.

    The Prophet Ezekiel | Arno C. Gaebelein
  • Sometimes the satin was broidered with silver wheat, sometimes with pearls, but the blueness of it never faded or lost favor.

    The Open Question | Elizabeth Robins

British Dictionary definitions for broider

broider

/ (ˈbrɔɪdə) /


verb
  1. (tr) an archaic word for embroider

Origin of broider

1
C15: from Old French brosder, of Germanic origin; see embroider

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