embroidery
The art of decorating fabric or other materials using a needle to stitch thread or yarnThe art of decorating fabric or other materials using a needle to stitch thread or yarn.
» Traditional embroidery requires a lot of patience.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)The art of decorating fabric or other materials using a needle to stitch thread or yarn.
Sticken
вышива́ниеvyšivánije, вы́шивкаvýšivka
вишива́нняvyšyvánnja, ви́шивкаvýšyvka, гаптува́нняhaptuvánnja
(countable, uncountable)The ornamentation of fabric using needlework.
Stickerei, Sticken
вышива́ниеvyšivánije
вишивкаvyšyvka, вишива́нняvyšyvánnja
decorative needlework
(countable, uncountable)A piece of embroidered fabric.
Stickerei
вы́шивкаvýšivka, вышива́ниеvyšivánije
вишиванняvyšyvannja, вишивкаvyšyvka
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)The elaboration of an account, etc. with details, especially when fictitious.
Ausschmückung
elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail
Examples
9 sentencesTraditional embroidery requires a lot of patience.
Mary uses silk threads to make beautiful embroidery.
Take a look at this beautiful embroidery made with great effort.
Often, a well-embroidered old suit is prettier than a new one without embroidery.
deHäufig ist ein gut bestickter alter Anzug schöner als ein neuer ohne Stickereien.
She gave me charming embroideries.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 3
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Origin
From Middle French embrouderie, from embrouder + -erie. By surface analysis, embroider + -From Middle French embrouderie, from embrouder + -erie. By surface analysis, embroider + -y.
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Forms
plural: embroideries| Singular | embroidery |
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regular
Synonyms
2 synonyms- decorative needlework:fancywork
- elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail:embellishment
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable