Meaning & use
Embroidery
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The art or practice of decorating fabric or other materials with needle and thread designs.
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Her grandmother taught her embroidery when she was just a child.
The jacket featured intricate embroidery along the collar and cuffs.
A note on using this word
Beyond textiles, "embroidery" is also used figuratively to mean exaggerated or embellished storytelling.
Words with a similar meaning
needleworkstitching
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Another way to use it
2. noun
Exaggerated or embellished details added to a story or account.
His version of the trip involved a bit of embroidery about how close the bear really came.
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