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broider
[ broi-der ]
verb (used with object)
- to embroider.
broider
/ ˈbrɔɪdə /
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Other Words From
- broider·er noun
- broider·y noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of broider1
1400–50; late Middle English, variant of browder, Middle English broide ( n ), browde ( n ) (past participle, taken as infinitive of braid ( def ) ) + -er 6
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Word History and Origins
Origin of broider1
C15: from Old French brosder , of Germanic origin; see embroider
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Example Sentences
And I cannot broider altar-cloths and I will not try—but I can shoot with any man at the flying mark.
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Gray mosses broider it where the sun lies, and dark green where the water drips.
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But I am sure the woman who can broider like this, is clever enough to make a row of harebells and ferns!
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I am the handmaid of the earth, I broider fair her glorious gown, And deck her on her days of mirth With many a garland of renown.
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I'll broider with my spray Stone bridge and granite quay, And bear great ships away Unto the long wide sea.
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