embroidery
emb·roi·dery
noun
1.
elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail
- “the mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings”
2.
Origin
From Middle French embrouderie, from embrouder + -erie. By surface analysis, embroider + -y.
Phrases
- Assisi embroidery
- embroidery hoop
- gold embroidery
- Russian embroidery
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