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broidering

broidering is the present participle and gerund of broider.

Meaning of broider

Verb

broider (third-person singular simple present broiders, present participle broidering, simple past and past participle broidered)

  1. (archaic) To embroider.
    • [T]wenty yeomen, two and two, / In hosen black, and jerkins blue, / With falcons broider'd on each breast, / Attended on their lord's behest.1808 February 22, Walter Scott, “Canto First. The Castle.”, in Marmion; a Tale of Flodden Field, Edinburgh: […] J[ames] Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Company, […]; London: William...

Noun

broidering (plural broiderings)

  1. (archaic) embroidering

Forms of broidering

pluralbroiderings

Questions about broidering

What does broidering mean?
Broidering means embroidering.
What is broidering the present participle and gerund of?
Broidering is the present participle and gerund of broider.
What part of speech is broidering?
Broidering is a noun.
What is the plural of broidering?
The plural of broidering is broiderings.

Words near broidering in the dictionary

  1. broider
  2. broidered
  3. broiderer
  4. broiderers
  5. broideries
  6. broidering
  7. broiderings
  8. broiders
  9. broidery
  10. broiding
  11. broids

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