embroidery
/ɪmˈbrɔɪdəri/
verb
- To decorate cloth or other material with a design sewn in thread.
- She plans to embroider a floral pattern on the pillowcase.
- He learned to embroider when he was in high school.
- The artist embroidered the canvas with colorful silk threads.
- To add imaginary or exaggerated details to a story.
- He tends to embroider his adventures when telling them to friends.
- The witness embroidered her testimony with details she had not actually seen.
- Don't embroider the truth; just tell me what happened.
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noun
- The art or activity of decorating cloth or other materials with needle and thread, or a design made in this way.
- The museum has a collection of traditional Japanese embroidery from the 19th century.
- He added a small embroidery of a bird to the collar of his jacket.
- She learned embroidery from her grandmother and now makes beautiful tablecloths.
- Interesting or imaginative details added to a story to make it more exciting.
- His account of the trip included some embroidery, but the main facts were true.
- The journalist was criticized for adding embroidery to the interview quotes.
- A little embroidery can make a bedtime story more fun for children.
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