embroidery, fancywork
(noun) decorative needlework
embellishment, embroidery
(noun) elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail; “the mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
embroidery (countable and uncountable, plural embroideries)
The ornamentation of fabric using needlework.
A piece of embroidered fabric.
The elaboration of an account etc. with details, especially when fictitious.
Source: Wiktionary
Em*broid"er*y, n.; pl. Embroideries (.
1. Needlework used to enrich textile fabrics, leather, etc.; also, the art of embroidering.
2. Diversified ornaments, especially by contrasted figures and colors; variegated decoration. Fields in spring's embroidery are dressed. Addison. A mere rhetorical embroidery of phrases. J. A. Symonds.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 November 2024
(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
