'Embroideries' definitions:

Definition of 'Embroideries'

From: GCIDE
  • Embroidery \Em*broid"er*y\, n.; pl. Embroideries.
  • 1. Needlework used to enrich textile fabrics, leather, etc.; also, the art of embroidering. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Diversified ornaments, especially by contrasted figures and colors; variegated decoration. [1913 Webster]
  • Fields in spring's embroidery are dressed. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
  • A mere rhetorical embroidery of phrases. --J. A. Symonds. [1913 Webster]