embroidered

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.

Translations

embroidered [ɪmˈbrɔɪdəd] ADJ

1. [silk, linen, tablecloth] → bordado
embroidered in silk → bordado en seda

2. (fig) [story, version] → adornado

embroidered

adj

(lit) material, cushion, tablecloth etc → bestickt (with mit); design → (auf)gestickt (on auf +acc); embroidered in gold → goldbestickt; a design embroidered in silk and wool → ein mit Wolle und Seide gesticktes Muster

(fig: = embellished) story, version → ausgeschmückt