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embroideries

embroideries is the plural of embroidery.

Meaning of embroidery

Noun

embroidery (countable and uncountable, plural embroideries)

  1. The art of decorating fabric or other materials using a needle to stitch thread or yarn.
  2. The ornamentation of fabric using needlework.
  3. A piece of embroidered fabric.
    • ‘No,’ said Luke, grinning at her. ‘You're not dull enough! […] What about the kid's clothes? I don't suppose they were anything to write home about, but didn't you keep anything? A bootee or a bit of embroidery or anything at all?’1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 15, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC
  4. (figuratively) The elaboration of an account, etc. with details, especially when fictitious.

Phrases with embroideries

Questions about embroideries

What is embroideries the plural of?
Embroideries is the plural of embroidery.

Words near embroideries in the dictionary

  1. embroiderers
  2. embroideress
  3. embroideresses
  4. embroiderest
  5. embroidereth
  6. embroideries
  7. embroidering
  8. embroiderings
  9. embroiders
  10. embroidery
  11. embroidery hoop

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Adapted from Wiktionary: embroideries (page history and authors); embroidery (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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