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TOEFL BNC: 14482 COCA: 13767

embroider

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
embroider /ɪmˈbroɪdɚ/ verb
embroiders; embroidered; embroidering
embroider
/ɪmˈbroɪdɚ/
verb
embroiders; embroidered; embroidering
Learner's definition of EMBROIDER
[+ object]
: to sew a design on a piece of cloth刺绣
: to make (a story, the truth, etc.) more interesting by adding details that are not true or accurate(对报道、真相等)添枝加叶,加以渲染,润色

— embroiderer

/ɪmˈbroɪdɚrɚ/ noun, plural embroiderers [count]
TOEFL BNC: 14482 COCA: 13767

embroider

verb

em·​broi·​der im-ˈbrȯi-dər How to pronounce embroider (audio)
embroidered; embroidering im-ˈbrȯi-d(ə-)riŋ How to pronounce embroider (audio)

transitive verb

1
a
: to ornament with needlework
b
: to form with needlework
2
: to elaborate on : embellish
embroider a story

intransitive verb

1
: to make embroidery
2
: to provide embellishments : elaborate
embroiderer noun

Example Sentences

She embroidered tiny flowers on the baby's scarf. a scarf embroidered with tiny flowers He is known to embroider the truth about his service in the army.
Recent Examples on the Web Thirty artisans worked to hand-embroider the one-of-a-kind, open-back design across 700 hours. Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2022 In Soviet preschool, our teachers had spanked us, we would get yelled at for e.g., not having the motor skills to embroider the Kremlin. Bela Shayevich, Harper’s Magazine , 20 July 2022 In the nature of such risky stage business, the playful interludes are hit or miss: Stunts are arranged to draw audience members into the play, which embroider the carnival atmosphere but feel a bit halfhearted. Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2022 Sometimes, the vyshyvanka’s embroidery can signify health, happiness, good luck, while each piece can take weeks to even months to embroider. Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2022 Growing up in Canton in the 1950s, Maria Kaczaniuk embraced her Ukrainian heritage, learning to embroider traditional dresses and pillows, dance in the Ukrainian style and cook Ukrainian food. Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com, 11 Mar. 2022 Brohi transformed the Women's Literacy and Skills Development centers into embroidery centers in each village where women learned how to embroider, how to earn an income and how to lead within their families. Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic, 28 Feb. 2022 Each coat takes a team of two to embroider with Swarovski crystals. Steff Yotka, Vogue, 8 Nov. 2021 Dongre takes special pride in the women who intricately embroider and hand-paint her designs. Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

alteration of Middle English embroderen, from Anglo-French embrouder, from en- + brosder, brouder to embroider, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English brord point, byrst bristle

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of embroider was in the 14th century
TOEFL BNC: 14482 COCA: 13767
embroider

verb

ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERBbeautifully, delicately, exquisitely, finely繡得很美;繡得精緻;繡得精美elaborately精心刺繡heavily, richly繡得華麗a robe of richly embroidered silk繡得華麗的絲綢長袍PREPOSITIONon在⋯上刺繡She embroidered flowers on the front of the dress.她在連衣裙的正面繡上花。with繡上⋯She embroidered the dress with flowers.她給連衣裙繡上花。

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