'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]
Synonyms of 'embroidery'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adjunct,
- adornment,
- applique,
- arrangement,
- basting,
- beauties,
- binding,
- buttonholing,
- color,
- color patterns,
- colors,
- colors of rhetoric,
- crochet,
- decor,
- decoration,
- elaboration,
- elegant variation,
- embellishment,
- emblazonment,
- emblazonry,
- figure,
- figure of speech,
- fine writing,
- floridity,
- floridness,
- flourish,
- flower arrangement,
- floweriness,
- flowers of speech,
- frill,
- furniture arrangement,
- garnish,
- garnishment,
- garniture,
- illumination,
- knitting,
- lushness,
- luxuriance,
- macrame,
- needlepoint,
- netting,
- ornament,
- ornamentation,
- petit point,
- purple patches,
- quilting,
- ribbing,
- tatting,
- trim,
- trimming,
- window dressing