needlepoint
noun
nee·dle·point
ˈnē-dᵊl-ˌpȯint 
1
: lace worked with a needle over a paper pattern
2
: embroidery done on canvas usually in simple even stitches across counted threads
needlepoint
adjective
needlepoint lace
needlepoint pillows
needlepoint
intransitive verb
needlepointed; needlepointing
They passed the three hours needlepointing, reading and watching the Dodgers lose another game on TV.
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Robert Hilburn
Robert Hilburn
Examples of needlepoint in a Sentence
She sold her needlepoint at the arts and crafts fair.
Her hobbies include knitting and needlepoint.
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There is also the option to try the ancient craft of paper marbling or needlepoint and embroidery in the estate’s historic Stables’ Tach Room.
—Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
The forecast had been partly sunny, but raindrops were doing needlepoint on the bridge club’s roof.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 30 July 2024
Thelma will bake you cookies and show you her needlepoint.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2024
The remarkable Haag, who also was an actress, painter, poet, novelist, playwright, writer of travel stories and creator of needlepoint canvases, some of which required hundreds of hours to complete, died Monday in Shoreline, Washington, according to the AFI and the MB Abram agency.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 May 2024
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Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
The forecast had been partly sunny, but raindrops were doing needlepoint on the bridge club’s roof.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 30 July 2024
Thelma will bake you cookies and show you her needlepoint.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2024
The remarkable Haag, who also was an actress, painter, poet, novelist, playwright, writer of travel stories and creator of needlepoint canvases, some of which required hundreds of hours to complete, died Monday in Shoreline, Washington, according to the AFI and the MB Abram agency.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 May 2024
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needlepoint
noun
nee·dle·point
ˈnēd-ᵊl-ˌpȯint
: embroidery done on canvas or plastic usually in simple even stitches across counted threads
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