Definition of embroider Embroider

/ɪmbɹɔjˈdɚ/ - [imbroyder] - em•broi•der

We found 8 definitions of embroider from 6 different sources.

What does embroider mean?

Verb embroiders, embroidering, embroidered
embroider - add details to
		pad, lard, embellish, aggrandize, aggrandise, blow up, dramatize, dramatise
		hyperbolise, hyperbolize, overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, magnify, amplify to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"
		glorify bestow glory upon; "The victory over the enemy glorified the Republic"
embroider - decorate with needlework
		broider
		sew together, stitch, sew, run up fasten by sewing; do needlework
		grace, ornament, adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish be an ornament to; "stars ornamented the Christmas tree"
		faggot, fagot bind or tie up in or as if in a faggot; "faggot up the sticks"
		purl embroider with gold or silver thread
		purl embroider with gold or silver thread

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embroider (Verb)
To stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread of various colours.
embroider (Verb)
To add imaginary detail to a narrative to make it more interesting or acceptable.

embroider
To stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread of various colours.

embroider
em-broid′ėr, v.t. to ornament with designs in needlework, originally on the border.—ns. Embroid′erer; Embroid′ery, the art of producing ornamental patterns by means of needlework on textile fabrics, &c.: ornamental needlework: variegation or diversity: artificial ornaments. [M. E. embrouderie—O. Fr. embroder, em, and broder, prob. Celt., acc. to Skeat. Bret. brouda, to pierce; confused with Fr. border, to border.]