The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
crewel — embroidery, 1590s, of unknown origin. Earliest usage is late 15c., as a name for a kind of thin, worsted yarn originally used in crewel work … Etymology dictionary
crewel — [kro͞o′əl] n. [LME crule < ?] 1. a fine, less tightly twisted kind of worsted yarn used in embroidery 2. CREWELWORK … English World dictionary
crewel — n. a thin worsted yarn used for tapestry and embroidery. Phrases and idioms: crewel work a design worked in crewel on linen or cloth. Etymology: ME crule etc., of unkn. orig … Useful english dictionary
crewel — crewelist, creweler, n. /krooh euhl/, n. 1. Also called crewel yarn. a worsted yarn for embroidery and edging. 2. crewelwork. [1485 95; earlier crule; orig. uncert.] * * * … Universalium
crewel — n. thin embroidery worsted. ♦ crewel needle, n. long needle used in embroidery; ♦ crewelwork, n … Dictionary of difficult words
Crewel Lye: A Caustic Yarn — … Wikipedia
Crewel embroidery — Fanciful leaf in crewelwork, detail of a curtain, England, c. 1696. V A T.166 1961. Crewel Embroidery, or Crewelwork, is a decorative form of surface embroidery using wool and a variety of different embroidery stitches to follow a design outline… … Wikipedia
crewel work — ▪ embroidery type of free style embroidery distinguished not by the stitches employed but by the two ply worsted wool yarn called crewel used for embroidering the design on a twill foundation (i.e., linen warp and cotton weft) or sometimes on… … Universalium
crewel — noun Etymology: Middle English crule Date: 15th century 1. slackly twisted worsted yarn used for embroidery 2. crewelwork … New Collegiate Dictionary
crewel — noun Worsted yarn, slackly twisted, used for embroidery … Wiktionary
