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embroider

[em-broi-der] / ɛmˈbrɔɪ dər /




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She shows off large animal heads, including a rat and a bull, and an embroidered dress with a ruffled hem made for the production of the Handel opera "Alcina".

From Barron's

I reach for the embroidered coin purse I bought in Madrid two summers ago.

From Literature

The book jacket was wrapped in dark blue cloth with embroidered gold leaves twisting like vines and a giant bright eight-pointed star at the center.

From Literature

Among papers scattered in the dusty attic he finds, along with a scarlet and gold embroidered A, the true story of Hester Prynne written by the surveyor from 100 years before.

From The Wall Street Journal

It would be white, and it would have five buttons, and it would have the words “Dr. Tam, DVM” embroidered just above his heart.

From Literature