sampler
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- noun
- /ˈsæmplər/
:
muestra de bordado
- A new style of needlepoint sampler in this needlepoint independent study class.
- stitch a sampler
- make a sampler
- a needlepoint sampler
Examples
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I love the idea of making a sampler quilt with all different-sized blocks and really no plan.
Blog text (15) -
"I am sewing a sampler."
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I really like this old sampler.
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The framed sampler on the wall read "WELCOME" in six languages.
Fiction book (1995) -
And another block finished for my "vintage" Antique Wedding Sampler.
Blog text (33) -
I began to understand what Mother really meant by those samplers.
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Mother even had embroidered these very sentiments on samplers for our living room at home.
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Starling's gaze is drawn by an old crewel-work "sampler" framed on the wall by the old woman's chair.
Fiction book (2001) -
A hundred years before Bushnell gave his speech, New England girls were embroidering frolicking lambs and winsome shepherdesses on needlework pictures and samplers.
Academic text (2002) -
The beautiful sampler displayed intricate patterns that showcased her embroidery skills.
Compounds
A collection showing many different kinds of things like food, music and crafts
How Detailed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sampler in embroidery comes from sample meaning 'example'; it was a stitched 'example' where a learner tried many different stitches to show or practice skill. That's why an embroidery sampler is a record of patterns and ability.