Definition for EM-BROID'ER-Y

EM-BROID'ER-Y, n.

  1. Work in gold, silver or silk thread, formed by the needle on cloth, stuffs and muslin, into various figures; variegated needle-work. Pope. Encyc.
  2. Variegation or diversity of figures and colors; as, the natural embroidery of meadows. Spectator.
  3. Artificial ornaments; as, the embroidery of words. Hosack.

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