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It’s not her denim jacket with “Section 230” embroidered on the back.

From Digiday

The words embroidered on the sack made her realize that she had found something special.

The sack was embroidered in 1921 by a woman named Ruth Middleton with 10 short lines relaying the history of her female ancestors, including her grandmother Ashley.

Metchnikoff earned the nickname “Quicksilver” because he was in constant motion, always wanting to see, taste, and try everything, from studying how his father played card games to learning to sew and embroider with the maids.

First came 1955's Beezus and Ramona, the story of poor, long-suffering elder sister Beezus, who just wants to sit quietly and embroider potholders.

From Vox

He does not feel the need to embroider every note with a facial expression or a flick of the wrist.

It also takes years of training to be able to sew, embroider, bead, and otherwise embellish these clothes.

When Christian tries to speak for himself and says "I love you," Roxane instructs him to "Embroider it."

The women of the interior spin and weave for their household, and they also embroider very beautifully.

The girls used to sit about indoors and embroider—oh, everlastingly!

I am glad that one of my friends was artistic enough to embroider some fine handkerchiefs for me with a beautiful initial.

Madame Rasmussen sat down to embroider some cushions to put in the window, for the chaplain could not bear the slightest draught.

She may do needlework or embroider altar-cloths, but she must not shoot with a pistolet or play with a sword.

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On this page you'll find 94 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to embroider, such as: bedeck, decorate, embellish, knit, stitch, and beautify.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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