needle-wroughtadj.

1562 T. Phaer tr. Virgil Æneid ix. sig. Ccj^v The worthy son of Arceus duke Gay needlewrought in cloke.

1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis i. 20 On neeld wroght carpets theese guestes were al vsshered aptly.

1643 J. Lightfoot Handfull Gleanings Exod. 52 A needle-wrought girdle.

1692 J. Washington tr. J. Milton Def. People Eng. x. 215 You describe no true Britains but Painted ones, or rather Needle-wrought Men instead of them.

1770 H. Brooke Fool of Quality V. 339 A Mantle of purple Velvet, embroidered with Needle wrought Flowers of Gold, hung over his left Shoulder.

1852 H. Martineau in Househ. Words 17 Apr. 108/1 Needle-wrought buttons had been again and again protected by Parliament.

1857 Harper's Mag. July 288/2 The Infant's Robe is entirely needle-wrought, with the exception of the lace ruffling.

1906 C. M. Doughty Dawn in Brit. II. v. 37 Hoise Sigamer's shipmen blue broad sail; wherein Three stars shine and three ravens, needle-wrought.

1992 S. N. Elias Alexander T. Stewart v. 98 Mary Lincoln expended government funds to personalize the White House to her own taste. Much of what she added consisted of expensive imported fabrics, such as brocatelles, damasks, and needle-wrought lace.