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reembroidery

noun

Etymology

From reembroider + -y.

  1. derived from *anabroʀdōn✻ — “to embroider, stitch”
  2. derived from *𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌶𐌳𐍉𐌽✻
  3. derived from brosder
  4. derived from embrosder — “to embroider”
  5. derived from embrouder
  6. inherited from embrouderen
  7. prefixed as reembroider — “re + embroider”
  8. suffixed as reembroidery — “reembroider + y”

Definitions

  1. The act or process of reembroidering.

    • Reembroidery, or improvement of the machine-made product, is also done in the homes; there are machines for this work, but most of it done by hand.
    • There was no evidence of either the addition of paint or dye or of reembroidery.

  2. Decorative embellishments added by reembroidery.

    • Reembroidery (with a corded look) defines the pattern and adds dimension.
    • The underskirt of the gown was brocade with gold reembroidery.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA