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Embroidery

Broid'er-y, n.

noun

n. Embroidery; ornamental needle-work wrought upon cloth. [Obs.] See EMBROIDER. The golden broidery tender Milkah wove. Tickell.

Em-broid'er-y, n.

noun

n. 1. Work in gold, silver, silk, or other thread, formed by the needle on cloth, stuffs, and muslin, into various figures; variegated needle-work. “Silk and rich embroidery.” Cowley.

Sense 2. Diversified ornaments, especially by contrasted figures and colors; ornamental decoration; as, the embroidery of words.

Fields in spring's embroidery are dressed. Addison.