embroidery needle
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- noun
- /ɪmˈbrɔɪdəri ˈnidəl/
- When finishing the sweater, she needed an embroidery needle to sew the thick yarn into the stitches.
Examples
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Madam Yue (sings): I raise the embroidery needle but cannot carve.
Academic text (2009) -
She found her embroidery needle with her free hand.
Fiction book (2001) -
Large embroidery needle
Blog text (16) -
To create her quilt, she carefully threaded the heavy yarn through the embroidery needle.
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He used a large embroidery needle to make intricate designs on the fabric.
Synonyms
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A small sharp metal tool used to sew or knit
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A thin metal tool with a point and a hole for thread used to push thread through cloth
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A long needle with a large eye for sewing with thick thread
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8.6
A large needle that people use to fix holes in socks or stockings
How Thick
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase combines 'embroidery' (decorative sewing) and 'needle' (a metal implement for thread) in a direct compositional way, so its meaning — a needle used for embroidery — is immediately inferable from the parts. This is a common noun–noun compound pattern cross-linguistically and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Embroidery needle brings to mind a special needle used for embroidery: imagine a long needle with a large eye so thick, colorful 'thread' can pass through easily. So, the name means 'a long needle with a large eye for heavy or decorative thread'.