FANCYWORK

embroidery, fancywork

(noun) decorative needlework

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

fancywork (countable and uncountable, plural fancyworks)

Decorative embroidery.

Source: Wiktionary


Fan"cy*work`, n.

Definition: Ornamental work with a needle or hook, as embroidery, crocheting, netting, etc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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REPLACEMENT

(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”


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