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borduren — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • embroider verb To decorate fabric with a needle and coloured thread in a pattern or design.
  • embroidery noun The craft or art of decorating fabric by stitching thread or yarn onto it.

Senses

borduren is used for these senses in English:

  • embroider To stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread of various colours.
  • embroidery The ornamentation of fabric using needlework.

embroider — full definition

  1. verb To decorate fabric with a needle and coloured thread in a pattern or design.
  2. verb To add extra, often exaggerated or invented, details to a story to make it more interesting.

embroidery — full definition

  1. noun The craft or art of decorating fabric by stitching thread or yarn onto it.
  2. noun Extra, often exaggerated, detail added to an account or story.

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