to embroider

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broider
To stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread of various colours
To add imaginary detail to a narrative to make it more interesting or acceptable
{v} to adorn with figure-work
add details to decorate with needlework
decorate with needlework
If you embroider a story or account of something, or if you embroider on it, you try to make it more interesting by adding details which may be untrue. He told some lies and sometimes just embroidered the truth She embroidered on this theme for about ten minutes. = embellish
add details to
If something such as clothing or cloth is embroidered with a design, the design is stitched into it. The collar was embroidered with very small red strawberries Matilda was embroidering an altar cloth covered with flowers and birds I have a pillow with my name embroidered on it
{f} decorate with ornamental needlework
To ornament with needlework; as, to embroider a scarf
to embroider

    Hyphenation

    to em·broi·der

    Turkish pronunciation

    tı îmbroydır

    Pronunciation

    /tə əmˈbroidər/ /tə ɪmˈbrɔɪdɜr/
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