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Embroidered

[em-broi-der]

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verb (used with object)

to decorate with ornamental needlework.

to produce or form in needlework.

to adorn or embellish rhetorically, especially with ornate language or fictitious details: He embroidered the account of the shipwreck to hold his listeners' interest.

verb (used without object)

to do embroidery.

to add embellishments; exaggerate (often followed by on or upon).

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a fool or simpleton; ninny.

a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

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Origin:
1350–1400; em-¹ + broider; replacing Middle English embroderen, frequentative of embroden < Middle French embro(u)der, equivalent to em- em-¹ + Old French brosder, derivative of brosd < Germanic (see brad)

Related forms

em·broi·der·er, noun

o·ver·em·broi·der, verb (used with object)

un·em·broi·dered, adjective

Synonyms
3. elaborate, exaggerate, color, fancify.

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Example Sentences

Students wear jackets, embroidered with their names and chapter locations, as part of their official uniform.

So such details, emerging in off-the-record briefings, may well be embroidered.

Then the bird threw a gold and silver dress down to her, and slippers embroidered with silk and silver.

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Students wear jackets, embroidered with their names and chapter locations, as part of their official uniform.

So such details, emerging in off-the-record briefings, may well be embroidered.

Then the bird threw a gold and silver dress down to her, and slippers embroidered with silk and silver.

The shirt is usually white, intricately embroidered and plaited and made of cotton or linen.

I've been eyeing her embroidered necklaces for quite some time.

The screeners are distinguished by their white shirts and yellow embroidered badges.

The pot leaf is embroidered on polos, printed on ties and displayed on the shopping bags.

Ministers, senior civil servants, imams and notables in embroidered robes rubbed elbows with uniformed military officers.

The designers get extra credit for the intestines embroidered on the lining.

Powdery potpourri colors, rosebuds and embroidered bags made a playful and pretty show.

The cruise jacket always had the ship's name embroidered in gold on the back.

He sees on the screen that it's wrapped in an embroidered baby's blanket.

But this time, he embroidered his remarks with a little fresh bluster.

Lions are embroidered in gold around the hem of a beautiful black silk caped dress.

For the home, there are embroidered silk cushions and a range of fashions, including kids' caftans.

The club's traditions may seem overly embroidered for the uninitiated, but the cord has worked its magic.

Our red cotton blouse combines easy-care fabric with an embroidered hem.

It has delicate bamboo marquetry and wooden screens with embroidered silk panels.

Our embroidered tunic and the bright pink crinkle-cotton skirt make a perfect travel outfit.

Four tall mountain peaks symbolize the earth and mountains, and dragons embroidered among clouds represent the air.

Dark brown canvas with leather accents is enlivened by a woven and embroidered tapestry band.

Add to that some special posters and embroidered caps and it's a one stop shop for geek satisfaction.

Imagine two big orange cats nearly five feet high sitting on a long wooden table covered by a white embroidered cloth.

Mien handicrafts include embroidered clothing, bags, and pillows.

The seat cushions for the wooden chairs are immaculately embroidered with images of color.

White pants with lace kick pleats under embroidered tulle petticoat.

Their clay containers, their embroidered garments, the fishnets they weave-all the things they touch-are works of art.

The seat cushions for the wooden chairs are immaculately embroidered with images of color biomorphs.

The dress is a superb brocade silk, elaborately embroidered and immense train of the same rich material.

Most of her designs are cut in rich silk brocades, heavily embroidered with pearls and sequins.

Bold fabric made from cotton and adorned with silk is embroidered with paisley and geometric designs.

The joy of the idea lies to a great extent in the fact that the embroidered muslin robe can be used in a new fashion.

Scholars dismiss much of this as legend embroidered with bits of truth.

It has embroidered flowers on the front and a deep, asymmetrical back with an embroidered hummingbird in the center.

Chanel wool crepe dress with embroidered and button detail.

Seen up close, the curtains turn out to be embroidered with wispy forms of flowering plants.

The nomadic mix included embroidered shirts and the fantastically embellished leather jackets that are the label's hallmark.

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Word Origin & History

embroider

c.1400, from Anglo-Norm. enbrouder, from en- "in" + broisder "embroider," from Frank. *brozdon, from P.Gmc. *bruzdajanan. Influenced by O.E. brogden, pp. of bregad "to weave" (see braid).

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