embroiderynoun
uk/ɪmˈbrɔɪ.dər.i/us/ɪmˈbrɔɪ.dɚ.i/embroidery noun (SEWING)
[ C or U ] patterns or pictures that consist of stitches sewn directly onto cloth:
Let me show you Pat's embroideries.
It was a beautiful piece of embroidery.
[ U ] the activity of decorating a piece of cloth with stitches sewn onto it:
I'm not very good at embroidery.
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Knitting & sewing
- appliqué
- backing
- baste
- bind
- bobbin
- bodkin
- cable stitch
- hem
- knit
- knitter
- knitting
- knitting needle
- needle
- sew sth up
- sewing
- sewing machine
- shorten
- skein
- spinner
- tack
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embroidery noun (STORY)
[ U ] the way that someone makes a story more entertaining by adding imaginary details to it:
comic embroidery
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Making things better
- a shot in the arm idiom
- add salt to sth idiom
- allay
- alleviate
- ameliorate
- heal
- mitigate
- mollify
- more
- palliate
- patch sth up
- redeem
- relieve
- salve
- spice sth up
- sting
- straighten
- straighten sb out
- streamline
- sugar-coated
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