crewel
/ˈkɹuː.əl/
crewel noun: worsted yarn, slackly twisted, used for embroidery.
Noun
crewel (countable and uncountable, plural crewels)
- Worsted yarn, slackly twisted, used for embroidery.
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Verb
crewel (third-person singular simple present crewels, present participle (US) creweling or (UK) crewelling, simple past and past participle (US) creweled or (UK) crewelled)
- To make (embroidery) using the crewel method.
crewel meaning in Bengali and Kannada
crewel in Bengali
- উলের সুতা, ক্রুয়েল পদ্ধতিতে তৈরি করা
crewel in Kannada
- ಅಣ್ಣೆನೂಲು
Forms of crewel
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | crewels |
| alternative form | cruel |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | crewels |
| present participle US | creweling |
| present participle UK | crewelling |
| past participle US | creweled |
| past US | creweled |
| past participle UK | crewelled |
| past UK | crewelled |
Origin of crewel
Of unknown origin; earlier forms include crule, crewle, and croole.
Words formed from crewel
Words that rhyme with crewel
Questions about crewel
- What does crewel mean?
- Crewel means worsted yarn, slackly twisted, used for embroidery.
- What is crewel in Bengali?
- Crewel in Bengali is উলের সুতা, ক্রুয়েল পদ্ধতিতে তৈরি করা. See Crewel meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is crewel?
- Crewel can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce crewel?
- Crewel is pronounced /ˈkɹuː.əl/.
- What is the plural of crewel?
- The plural of crewel is crewels.
Words near crewel in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: crewel (page history and authors); crewel (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); crewel (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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