Embroider
21embroider — verb 1》 sew decorative needlework patterns on. 2》 add fictitious or exaggerated details to. Derivatives embroiderer noun Origin ME: from Anglo Norman Fr. enbrouder …
22embroider — v. a. Adorn with needle work …
23embroider — verb 1 (I, T) to make a pattern of stitches on cloth with coloured cotton or silk threads: The dress was embroidered with flowers. 2 (T) to make a story or report of events more interesting or exciting by adding details, that you have invented;… …
24embroider — verb 1) a cushion embroidered with a pattern of golden keys Syn: sew, stitch; decorate, adorn, ornament, embellish 2) she embroidered her stories with colorful detail Syn: elaborate, embellish, enlarge on, exaggerate …
25embroider — v embellish, elaborate, enlarge on, exaggerate, overstate, stretch, heighten, puff; dress up, adorn, color, paint, varnish, gild; blow up, Inf. pile it on; fabricate, invent, prevaricate, lie, fib …
26embroider — em·broi·der …
27embroider — [ɪmˈbrɔɪdə] verb [I/T] 1) to decorate cloth with a design of coloured stitches 2) to make a story more interesting by adding details that you have invented …
28embroider — em•broi•der [[t]ɛmˈbrɔɪ dər[/t]] v. t. 1) clo to decorate with embroidery 2) clo 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… …
29embroider — Humulau, ōni oni o …
30embroider — v.tr. 1 (also absol.) a decorate (cloth etc.) with needlework. b create (a design) in this way. 2 add interest to (a narrative) with fictitious additions. Derivatives: embroiderer n. Etymology: ME f. AF enbrouder (as EN (1), OF brouder, broisder… …
