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embroidery
noun
decorative needlework
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 10
- Starts with
- E
- Ends with
- Y
- Contains
- MBROIDER
- Scrabble score
- 18
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
ɪmˈbɹɔɪdəɹi
Meaning
Definitions
noun
decorative needlework
noun
elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail
“the mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings”
In context
Example Sentences
the mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings
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