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em·broi·der

 (ĕm-broi′dər)
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.

[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).]

em·broi′der·er n.
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embroider

(ɪmˈbrɔɪdə)
vb
1. (Knitting & Sewing) to do decorative needlework (upon)
2. to add fictitious or fanciful detail to (a story)
3. to add exaggerated or improbable details to (an account of an event, etc)
[C15: from Old French embroder; see em- en-1, broider]
emˈbroiderer n
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em•broi•der

(ɛmˈbrɔɪ dər)

v.t.
1. to decorate with embroidery.
2. to form by or with embroidery.
3. to embellish with ornate language, fictitious details, etc.: He embroidered the account of the shipwreck to hold his listeners' interest.
v.i.
4. to do embroidery.
5. to add elaborating details; embellish (often fol. by on or upon).
[1350–1400; Middle English embroderen]
em•broi′der•er, n.
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embroider


Past participle: embroidered
Gerund: embroidering

Imperative
embroider
embroider
Present
I embroider
you embroider
he/she/it embroiders
we embroider
you embroider
they embroider
Preterite
I embroidered
you embroidered
he/she/it embroidered
we embroidered
you embroidered
they embroidered
Present Continuous
I am embroidering
you are embroidering
he/she/it is embroidering
we are embroidering
you are embroidering
they are embroidering
Present Perfect
I have embroidered
you have embroidered
he/she/it has embroidered
we have embroidered
you have embroidered
they have embroidered
Past Continuous
I was embroidering
you were embroidering
he/she/it was embroidering
we were embroidering
you were embroidering
they were embroidering
Past Perfect
I had embroidered
you had embroidered
he/she/it had embroidered
we had embroidered
you had embroidered
they had embroidered
Future
I will embroider
you will embroider
he/she/it will embroider
we will embroider
you will embroider
they will embroider
Future Perfect
I will have embroidered
you will have embroidered
he/she/it will have embroidered
we will have embroidered
you will have embroidered
they will have embroidered
Future Continuous
I will be embroidering
you will be embroidering
he/she/it will be embroidering
we will be embroidering
you will be embroidering
they will be embroidering
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been embroidering
you have been embroidering
he/she/it has been embroidering
we have been embroidering
you have been embroidering
they have been embroidering
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been embroidering
you will have been embroidering
he/she/it will have been embroidering
we will have been embroidering
you will have been embroidering
they will have been embroidering
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been embroidering
you had been embroidering
he/she/it had been embroidering
we had been embroidering
you had been embroidering
they had been embroidering
Conditional
I would embroider
you would embroider
he/she/it would embroider
we would embroider
you would embroider
they would embroider
Past Conditional
I would have embroidered
you would have embroidered
he/she/it would have embroidered
we would have embroidered
you would have embroidered
they would have embroidered
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.embroider - decorate with needleworkembroider - decorate with needlework    
purl - embroider with gold or silver thread
purl - edge or border with gold or silver embroidery
adorn, decorate, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify - make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"
2.embroider - add details to
glorify - cause to seem more splendid; "You are glorifying a rather mediocre building"
exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, overstate, amplify, magnify, overdraw - to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"
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embroider

verb
1. sew, decorate, stitch, ornament I had a pillow with my name embroidered on it.
2. elaborate, colour, exaggerate, dress up, varnish, embellish He said he didn't lie, he just embroidered the truth a little.
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Translations
يُطَرِّزُيُطَرِّز، يُوَشّي
vyšít
brodere
koruommellavärittääkirjaillakirjoa
vesti
hímezkihímez
sauma út
刺繍する
수를 놓다
siuvinėjimassiuvinėti
izšūt
vyšiť
vesti
brodera
เย็บปักถักร้อย
elişiyle süslemeknakış işlemek
thêu

embroider

[ɪmˈbrɔɪdəʳ]
A. VT
1. (= sew) → bordar
2. (fig) (= embellish) [+ truth, facts, story] → adornar
B. VIbordar
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embroider

[ɪmˈbrɔɪdər] vt
(= sew) → broder
(fig) (= embellish) [+ story] → enjoliver
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embroider

vt clothbesticken; patternsticken; (fig) facts, truthausschmücken; to embroider a design on somethingein Muster auf etw (acc)(auf)sticken
visticken
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embroider

[ɪmˈbrɔɪdəʳ] vtricamare (fig) (truth, facts, story) → ricamare su, abbellire
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embroider

(imˈbroidə) verb
to decorate with designs in needlework. The child embroidered her name on her handkerchief; an embroidered tablecloth.
emˈbroidery noun
Embroidery is one of her hobbies; What a beautiful piece of embroidery!
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embroider

يُطَرِّزُ vyšít brodere sticken κεντώ bordar koruommella broder vesti ricamare 刺繍する 수를 놓다 borduren brodere wyhaftować bordar вышивать brodera เย็บปักถักร้อย elişiyle süslemek thêu 刺绣
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References in classic literature ?
"Did they embroider slippers and tobacco pouches and hat-bands and things for you?" asked Edna.
Through Theresa I have received your message that you need an embroidered cloak to wear, so I will go and purchase one.
If the feast were less magnificent than those same panelled walls had witnessed in a by-gone century,--if mine host presided with somewhat less of state than might have befitted a successor of the royal Governors,--if the guests made a less imposing show than the bewigged and powdered and embroidered dignitaries, who erst banqueted at the gubernatorial table, and now sleep, within their armorial tombs on Copp's Hill, or round King's Chapel,--yet never, I may boldly say, did a more comfortable little party assemble in the Province House, from Queen Anne's days to the Revolution.
His little dinners, in the settling of which Lord Henry always assisted him, were noted as much for the careful selection and placing of those invited, as for the exquisite taste shown in the decoration of the table, with its subtle symphonic arrangements of exotic flowers, and embroidered cloths, and antique plate of gold and silver.
She made ruffled chemises of sheer linen, with her own fine edgings and French embroidery on breast and shoulders; linen hand-made combination undersuits; and nightgowns, fairy and cobwebby, embroidered, trimmed with Irish lace.
"For their holiday suits they had coats of figured velvet, crimson, green, blue, and all other gay colors, embroidered with gold or silver lace.
Her dress, which was that of the women of Epirus, consisted of a pair of white satin trousers, embroidered with pink roses, displaying feet so exquisitely formed and so delicately fair, that they might well have been taken for Parian marble, had not the eye been undeceived by their movements as they constantly shifted in and out of a pair of little slippers with upturned toes, beautifully ornamented with gold and pearls.
A dainty green silk skirt reached to her knees, showing silk stockings embroidered with pea-pods, and green satin slippers with bunches of lettuce for decorations instead of bows or buckles.
The body of the chariot was decorated on the outside with designs in clusters of sparkling emeralds, while inside it was lined with a green and gold satin, and the cushions of the seats were of green plush embroidered in gold with a crown, underneath which was a monogram.
Just look at him," said the little old man, pointing with his embroidered hat to Karenin in a court uniform with the new red ribbon across his shoulders, standing in the doorway of the hall with an influential member of the Imperial Council.
But the point which drew all eyes, and, as it were, transfigured the wearer -- so that both men and women who had been familiarly acquainted with Hester Prynne were now impressed as if they beheld her for the first time -- was that SCARLET LETTER, so fantastically embroidered and illuminated upon her bosom.
There were embroidered hangings on the wall, and inlaid furniture such as she had seen in India stood about the room.