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to broider

to broider

9.9
To sew designs on cloth with thread
  • verb
  • /ˈbrɔɪdər/
  • Archaic
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  • She decided to broider intricate flowers on the tablecloth for her grandmother's birthday.

Examples

  • The artisan will broider the initials of the couple onto the wedding banner.

  • "Float laced kerchief broidered with her name.

    Bigger Than the Sky (2005)

  • She extracts an elegantly engraved card from her broidered silk bag and hands it to Augustine.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • He plans to broider a beautiful design onto the cushion cover for decoration.

Synonyms

to embroider
vsto broider
32 4.2

To decorate cloth with thread using a needle to make patterns

emphasizes more elaborate and detailed designs created by needlework

How Elaborate

to embellish
10 6.3
to broider
  • Archaic
9.9
to ornament
4 3.7
to adorn
45 4.9
to decorate
226 1.9

Surface Forms

broider infinitive
broidered past
broidered past participle
broidering present participle
broiders third person singular

Etymology

The word broider is an older form of embroider, from the old French broder, which meant 'to stitch' or 'decorate with thread'. So to broider is to add pretty stitches and designs to cloth, which explains its meaning of decorating fabric with needlework.