noun

needlepoint

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noun

A form of embroidery in which thread is stitched through a stiff canvas mesh to create a design.

"Her grandmother made a needlepoint cushion cover."

How to Use Needlepoint

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA type of decorative stitching done on canvas, or the finished piece made this way.

needlepointed past tense, needlepoints plural, needlepoints singular

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