Noun: embroidery em'broy-du-ree
- Decorative needlework
"Her grandmother's embroidery adorned many of the pillows in the house";
- fancywork
- Elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail
"the mystery has been heightened by many embroideries in subsequent retellings";
- embellishment
Derived forms: embroideries
Type of: elaboration, enlargement, expansion, needlecraft, needlework
Encyclopedia: Embroidery