embroider
Syllables: em·broi·derUK/ɪmˈbɹɔɪdə//ɪmˈbɹɔɪdɚ/
embroider verb: to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread of various colours.
Verb
embroider (third-person singular simple present embroiders, present participle embroidering, simple past and past participle embroidered)
- To stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread of various colours.
- To add imaginary detail to a narrative to make it more interesting or acceptable.
embroider meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Malayalam
embroider in Hindi
- to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread
- काढ़ना kāṛhnā
embroider in Tamil
- பூந்தையல் செய்பவர்
embroider in Urdu
- کاڑھنا, کڑھائی کرنا
embroider in Malayalam
- വസ്ത്രങ്ങളിൽ ചിത്രത്തയ്യൽവേല ചെയ്യുക, ചിത്രങ്ങൾ തുന്നിയുണ്ടാക്കുക
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- embroider in Kannada
- ಕಸೂತಿಹಾಕು, ಕಸೂತಿಮಾಡು, ಕಸೂತಿಮಾಡಿ ಅಲಂಕರಿಸು, ಬಣ್ಣಿಸು
- embroider in Vietnamese
- thêm mắm thêm muối
Forms of embroider
| third-person singular present | embroiders |
|---|---|
| present participle | embroidering |
| past participle | embroidered |
| past | embroidered |
| alternative form (obsolete) | embroder |
Origin of embroider
From Middle English embrouderen, frequentative of embrouden (“to decorate, embroider”), equivalent to embroid + -er. Middle English embrouden itself comes from Anglo-Norman embrouder, from Old French embrosder (“to embroider”), ultimately of Germanic origin, though the exact pathway is uncertain. Possibly an intensive of Old French brosder, brouder (compare Norman broudaïr), from Gothic *𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌶𐌳𐍉𐌽 (*bruzdōn), related to English bristle and brad. Alternatively, perhaps from Frankish *anbroʀdōn (“to embroider, stitch”), related to Old High German anabrortōn (“to embroider”), Old English onbryrdan (“to prick, incite”).
Words formed from embroider
Words that rhyme with embroider
Questions about embroider
- What does embroider mean?
- Embroider means to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread of various colours.
- What is embroider in Hindi?
- Embroider in Hindi is काढ़ना (kāṛhnā). See Embroider meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is embroider?
- Embroider is a verb.
- How do you pronounce embroider?
- Embroider is pronounced /ɪmˈbɹɔɪdɚ/ (US).
- What is the past tense of embroider?
- The past tense of embroider is embroidered.
Words near embroider in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: embroider (page history and authors); embroider (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); embroider (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); embroider (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); embroider (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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