Definition of embroider

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em·broi·der    (m-broidr) KEY 

VERB:
em·broi·dered, em·broi·der·ing, em·broi·ders
VERB:
tr.

1. To ornament with needlework: embroider a pillow cover.
2. To make by means of needlework: embroider a design on a bedspread.
3. To add embellishments or fanciful details to: embroider the truth.

VERB:
intr.

1. To make needlework.
2. To add embellishments or fanciful details.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English embrouderen, partly from embrouden (from brouden, broiden, braided, embroidered, from Old English brogden, past participle of bregdan, to weave; see braid), and partly from Old French embroder ( en-, intensive pref.; see en-¹ + broder, brosder, to embroider of Germanic origin)

OTHER FORMS:
em·broider·er(Noun)