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 WebThirty 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