needlepoint
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4.9
- noun
- /ˈniːdəlˌpɔɪnt/
:
bordado en lienzo
- She displayed her skill by creating a beautiful floral design using needlepoint on the canvas.
- needlepoint pillow
- needlepoint rug
- needlepoint footstool
I was like men turned on by needlepoint.
- I was like men turned on by needlepoint.
Examples
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Erin's on a plaid couch, in a sea of needlepoint pillows.
Fiction book (2000) -
Nailed to one of the cabinets was a framed needlepoint, "Home is where the heart is."
Fiction book (2002) -
My father got out his needlepoint, which he had taken up after I left.
Fiction book (1990) -
"I want to look in that needlepoint shop."
Fiction book (1993) -
What any woman should be doing at that hour... needlepoint.
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I finally tracked down one that sold a lot of needlepoint.
Fiction book (2001) -
Diane is showing Annie how she does her needlepoint.
Fiction book (1998) -
Across the room, her aunt was on the sofa, working on a needlepoint cushion for one of the sitting room chairs.
Fiction book (1990) -
My hobbies are decoupage and needlepoint.
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The caretaker handed the needlepoint back to Sachs.
Fiction book (2001)
Synonyms
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4.7
Decoration on cloth made by sewing thread into raised patterns
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3.4
Work done by sewing or embroidery and things made in this way
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9.5
A form of very fine embroidery made with many small, close stitches
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6.8
Decorative sewing done with a needle and thread
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3.6
Work made by sewing or knitting to make patterns on cloth like a quilt
A kind of sewing that uses yarn stitched through stiff open canvas to make pictures or patterns
Decorative patterns sewn by hand rather than by machine
Decorative sewing like embroidery or lace that makes cloth look nicer
Making things by hand with a needle, for example sewing and embroidery
Compounds
A kind of sewing that uses yarn stitched through stiff open canvas to make pictures or patterns
How Intricate
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Needlepoint comes from the simple words needle and point, where point means the 'sharp end' of the tool used to make stitches. So, needlepoint names the type of hand embroidery where the needle's point is used on canvas to create decorative designs.