embroidery : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: embroidery	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for embroidery
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
embroidery n elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail; "the mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings" Synonym(s): embellishment, embroidery decorative needlework Synonym(s): embroidery, fancywork
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Embroidery \Embroid"ery\, 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.