Embroiderer

em·broi·der  (m-broidr)

v. em·broi·dered, em·broi·der·ing, em·broi·ders

v.tr.

1. To ornament with needlework: embroider a pillow cover.

2. To make by means of needlework: embroider a design on a bedspread.

3. To add embellishments or fanciful details to: embroider the truth.

v.intr.

1. To make needlework.

2. To add embellishments or fanciful details.

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[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).]

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em·broider·er n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

embroiderer - someone who ornaments with needlework embroideress - a woman embroiderer needleworker - someone who does work (as sewing or embroidery) with a needle