embroider

embroider
verb
ADVERB
beautifully, delicately, exquisitely, finely
elaborately
heavily, richly

a robe of richly embroidered silk

PREPOSITION
on

She embroidered flowers on the front of the dress.

with

She embroidered the dress with flowers.

Embroider is used with these nouns as the object: ↑initial, ↑story

Collocations dictionary. 2013.

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  • Embroider — Em*broid er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Embroidered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Embroidering}.] [OE. embrouden. See {Broider}.] To ornament with needlework; as, to embroider a scarf. [1913 Webster] Thou shalt embroider the coat of fine linen. Ex. xxviii. 39.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • embroider — (v.) late 14c., from Anglo French enbrouder, from en in (see EN (Cf. en ) (1)) + broisder embroider, from Frankish *brozdon, from P.Gmc. *bruzdajanan. Spelling with oi is from c.1600, perhaps by influence of broiden, irregular alternative Middle… …   Etymology dictionary

  • embroider — [v1] add fancy stitching, adornment beautify, bedeck, braid, color, cross stitch, deck, decorate, embellish, fix up, garnish, gild, gussy up*, knit, ornament, pattern, quilt, spruce up*, stitch, weave pattern, work; concepts 177,218 embroider… …   New thesaurus

  • embroider — index camouflage, cloak, clothe, embellish, falsify, invent (falsify), misrepresent, slant …   Law dictionary

  • embroider — ► VERB 1) sew decorative needlework patterns on. 2) add fictitious or exaggerated details to. DERIVATIVES embroiderer noun. ORIGIN Old French enbrouder …   English terms dictionary

  • embroider — [em broi′dər, imbroi′dər] vt. [ME embrouderen < OFr embroder: see EN 1 & BROIDER] 1. to ornament (fabric) with a design in needlework 2. to make (a design, etc.) on fabric with needlework 3. to embellish (an account or report); add fanciful… …   English World dictionary

  • embroider — em|broi|der [ımˈbrɔıdə US ər] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Anglo French; Origin: enbrouder, from Old French brouder to embroider ] 1.) [I and T] to decorate cloth by sewing a pattern, picture, or words on it with coloured threads embroider sth with sth… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • embroider — verb (embroidered; embroidering) Etymology: alteration of Middle English embroderen, from Anglo French embrouder, from en + brosder, brouder to embroider, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English brord point, byrst bristle Date: 14th century… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • embroider — [[t]ɪmbrɔ͟ɪdə(r)[/t]] embroiders, embroidering, embroidered 1) VERB If something such as clothing or cloth is embroidered with a design, the design is stitched into it. [be V ed with/in n] The collar was embroidered with very small red… …   English dictionary

  • embroider — UK [ɪmˈbrɔɪdə(r)] / US [ɪmˈbrɔɪdər] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms embroider : present tense I/you/we/they embroider he/she/it embroiders present participle embroidering past tense embroidered past participle embroidered 1) to decorate …   English dictionary

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