embroider
verb
em·broi·der
im-ˈbrȯi-dər 
embroidered; embroidering
im-ˈbrȯi-d(ə-)riŋ
1
a
: to ornament with needlework
b
: to form with needlework
2
: to elaborate on : embellish
embroider a story
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Examples of embroider in a Sentence
She embroidered tiny flowers on the baby's scarf.
a scarf embroidered with tiny flowers
He is known to embroider the truth about his service in the army.
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Popular on Variety The simple storyline is embroidered with detail that makes the early segments engaging.
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Richard Kuipers, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
Here, those words are embroidered across the front of an unstructured, six-panel canvas ball cap in a typeface design created by Elisa Wong to brand the L.A. Times’ plants coverage.
—Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
Lawrence this week telegraphed her political allegiance in cloth, using a Realtree camouflage cap embroidered with the surnames of Harris and Tim Walz in neon orange stitching.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2024
For the ultimate casual look, Holmes also held a Lands’ End medium five-pocket canvas tote bag in the color Heritage Red embroidered with her initials, KH for an outing.
—Chiara Kim, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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Richard Kuipers, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
Here, those words are embroidered across the front of an unstructured, six-panel canvas ball cap in a typeface design created by Elisa Wong to brand the L.A. Times’ plants coverage.
—Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
Lawrence this week telegraphed her political allegiance in cloth, using a Realtree camouflage cap embroidered with the surnames of Harris and Tim Walz in neon orange stitching.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2024
For the ultimate casual look, Holmes also held a Lands’ End medium five-pocket canvas tote bag in the color Heritage Red embroidered with her initials, KH for an outing.
—Chiara Kim, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Embroider.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/embroider. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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embroider
verb
em·broi·der
im-ˈbrȯid-ər
embroidered; embroidering
-(ə-)riŋ
1
: to make or fill in a design with needlework
2
: to decorate with needlework
3
: to add to the interest of (as a story) with details or by exaggerating
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