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embroidering Definition


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embroider
verb embroidered, embroidering
    1. To decorate (cloth) with sewn designs.
      Thesaurus: stitch, knit, quilt, braid, weave, decorate, ornament, beautify, embellish, garnish, deck, gild.
    2. To make (a story, etc) more interesting by adding details, usually untrue ones.
      Thesaurus: exaggerate, lie, falsify, embellish.
Derivative: embroiderer
noun
    Etymology: 15c: from French embroder.



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