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Definition of embroidery noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

embroidery

noun
 
/ɪmˈbrɔɪdəri/
 
/ɪmˈbrɔɪdəri/
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  1. [uncountable, countable] patterns that are sewn onto cloth using threads of various colours; cloth that is decorated in this way
    • a beautiful piece of embroidery
    • Indian embroideries
  2. [uncountable] the skill or activity of decorating cloth in this wayTopics Hobbiesc2, Artc2
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French enbrouderie, from enbrouder ‘embroider’.
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