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Embroid

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embroiderverbTo stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread of various colours.
worknoun(uncountable) Employment.
broidernoun(archaic) To embroider.
cross-stitchnoun(uncountable) Embroidery or needlework made using such stitches.
embellishverbTo make more beautiful and attractive by adding ornamentation; to decorate.
overstitchnounAn embroidery stitch made over another
overlocknoun(sewing) A stitch that sews over the edge of one or two pieces of cloth for edging, hemming or seaming.
stitchnounA single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made.
backstitchnoun(sewing) A type of sewing stitch where the stitch goes backwards on the top side of the fabric and doubles forward on the bottom, coming out farther in front, then repeats. The backstitch is a very tight and secure stitch, and also looks very neat.
bebroydeverb(transitive, obsolete) To embroider about.
enknitverb(transitive) To knit in; intwine; (by extension) to interweave
darn(euphemistic) Damn.
restitchnounTo stitch again, apply new stitching to.
buttonholenounA hole through which a button is pushed to secure a garment or some part of one.
stitch aloftverb(transitive) To sew (something, usually a shoe) such that the stitches are visible instead of covered.
besewverb(transitive) To sew.
topstitchnoun(sewing, uncountable) A sewing technique, most often used on garment edges such as necklines and hems, where it helps facings to stay in place and gives a crisp edge.
pick up stitchesverb(idiomatic) To add stitches to the knitting needle that were previously bound off, or that belong to the selvage, during the process of knitting or entrelac.
steeknoun(knitting) The bridge of extra stitches used in the steeking technique.
overseamnounA seam in which the thread is at each stitch passed over the edges sewn together.

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