01 n. Needlework used to enrich textile fabrics, leather, etc.; also, the art of embroidering.
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Embroideries
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Needlework used to enrich textile fabrics, leather, etc.; also, the art of embroidering.
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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.