Meaning

4 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The art of decorating fabric or other materials using a needle to stitch thread or yarn.

    Sticken

    вышива́ниеvyšivánije, вы́шивкаvýšivka

    вишива́нняvyšyvánnja, ви́шивкаvýšyvka, гаптува́нняhaptuvánnja

  2. (countable, uncountable)The ornamentation of fabric using needlework.

    Stickerei, Sticken

    вышива́ниеvyšivánije

    вишивкаvyšyvka, вишива́нняvyšyvánnja

    decorative needlework

  3. (countable, uncountable)A piece of embroidered fabric.

    Stickerei

    вы́шивкаvýšivka, вышива́ниеvyšivánije

    вишиванняvyšyvannja, вишивкаvyšyvka

  4. (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 sentences
  1. Traditional embroidery requires a lot of patience.

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  2. Mary uses silk threads to make beautiful embroidery.

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  3. Take a look at this beautiful embroidery made with great effort.

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  4. 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.

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  5. She gave me charming embroideries.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
art:
ornamentation:
fabric:
Русский
By meaning 1
art:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
art:
ornamentation:
elaboration of an account with details:

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
Singularembroidery
Pluralembroideries

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • decorative needlework:fancywork
  • elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail:embellishment

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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