Em-broid'er, v. t.

[imp. & p. p. EMBROIDERED; p. pr. & vb. n. EMBROIDERING.] [Prefix em, for en, and broider, q. v.] To cover with ornamental needle-work or figures; to adorn with raised figures of needle-work; as, to embroider muslin. “Embroidered purple clothes.” Pope. Thou shalt embroider the coat of fine linen. Ex. xxviii. 39.