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De - Pt| English Dictionary: embroideries | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Embroidery \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. | |
