[em-broi-der] 
| 1. | to decorate with ornamental needlework. |
| 2. | to produce or form in needlework. |
| 3. | to adorn or embellish rhetorically, esp. with ornate language or fictitious details: He embroidered the account of the shipwreck to hold his listeners' interest. |
| 4. | to do embroidery. |
| 5. | to add embellishments; exaggerate (often fol. by on or upon). |
| em·broi·der (ěm-broi'dər) v. em·broi·dered, em·broi·der·ing, em·broi·ders v. tr.
[Middle English embrouderen, partly from embrouden (from brouden, broiden, braided, embroidered, from Old English brogden, past participle of bregdan, to weave; see braid) and partly from Old French embroder (en-, intensive pref.; see en-1 + broder, brosder, to embroider of Germanic origin).] em·broi'der·er n. |
Embroider
The art of embroidery was known to the Jews (Ex. 26:36; 35:35; 38:23; Judg. 5:30; Ps. 45:14). The skill of the women in this art was seen in the preparation of the sacerdotal robes of the high priest (Ex. 28). It seems that the art became hereditary in certain families (1 Chr. 4:21). The Assyrians were also noted for their embroidered robes (Ezek. 27:24).
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