fancywork

[ fan-see-wurk ]

/ ˈfæn siˌwɜrk /

noun

ornamental needlework.

Origin of fancywork

First recorded in 1800–10; fancy + work

Words nearby fancywork

fancy-free, fancy goods, fancy man, fancy-pants, fancy woman, fancywork, fan dance, fandangle, fandango, fan delta, F and Gs

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Example sentences from the Web for fancywork

They embroider, and do other fancywork, and they sing and play.
Little Folks of North America|Mary Hazelton Wade
She lives alone in a little house with a green yard, and keeps a fancywork and millinery store.
Song of the Lark|Willa Cather
Why will dear old ladies cherish these household monsters, festooning them with ribbons and fancywork?
Bizarre|Lawton Mackall
It will also knit a great variety of fancywork for which there is always a ready market.
The Nursery, No. 169, January, 1881, Vol. XXIX|Various

Y'u sit there in that chair, where I can see y'u doing that fancywork and I'll not say a word.
Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West|William MacLeod Raine

British Dictionary definitions for fancywork

fancywork

/ (ˈfænsɪˌwɜːk) /

noun

any ornamental needlework, such as embroidery or crochet

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单词	fancywork
释义	fancywork [ fan-see-wurk ] / ˈfæn siˌwɜrk / noun ornamental needlework. Origin of fancywork First recorded in 1800–10; fancy + work Words nearby fancywork fancy-free, fancy goods, fancy man, fancy-pants, fancy woman, fancywork, fan dance, fandangle, fandango, fan delta, F and Gs Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fancywork They embroider, and do other fancywork, and they sing and play. Little Folks of North America\|Mary Hazelton Wade She lives alone in a little house with a green yard, and keeps a fancywork and millinery store. Song of the Lark\|Willa Cather Why will dear old ladies cherish these household monsters, festooning them with ribbons and fancywork? Bizarre\|Lawton Mackall It will also knit a great variety of fancywork for which there is always a ready market. The Nursery, No. 169, January, 1881, Vol. XXIX\|Various Y'u sit there in that chair, where I can see y'u doing that fancywork and I'll not say a word. Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West\|William MacLeod Raine British Dictionary definitions for fancywork fancywork / (ˈfænsɪˌwɜːk) / noun any ornamental needlework, such as embroidery or crochet Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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