'Embroidery' definitions:

Definition of 'embroidery'

(from WordNet)
noun
Elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail; "the mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings" [syn: embellishment, embroidery]
noun
Decorative needlework [syn: embroidery, fancywork]

Definition of 'Embroidery'

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]