EMBROIDERY

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Meaning:

Decorative needlework

Synonyms:

embroidery; fancywork

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("embroidery" is a kind of...):

needlecraft; needlework (a creation created or assembled by needle and thread)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "embroidery"):

candlewick (loops of soft yarn are cut to give a tufted pattern)

crewelwork (embroidery done with loosely twisted worsted yarn)

cross-stitch (embroidery done with pairs of stitches that cross each other)

cutwork (embroidery in which the design is outlined in a buttonhole stitch and the intervening material is cut away)

drawnwork (ornamental needlework done by drawing threads to form lacelike patterns)

faggoting; fagoting (embroidery in which groups of parallel threads are tied together with fagot stitches)

hemstitch (embroidery similar to drawnwork)

needlepoint; needlepoint embroidery (embroidery consisting of allover embroidered canvas resembling tapestry)

sampler (a piece of embroidery demonstrating skill with various stitches)

smocking (embroidery consisting of ornamental needlework on a garment that is made by gathering the cloth tightly in stitches)

Derivation:

embroider (decorate with needlework)

Meaning:

Elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail

Example:

the mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings

Synonyms:

embellishment; embroidery

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("embroidery" is a kind of...):

elaboration; enlargement; expansion (a discussion that provides additional information)

Derivation:

embroider (add details to)