stitchery
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6.8
- noun
- /ˈstɪtʃəri/
:
bordado
- As I was walking through the old, medieval part of the city, I just happened to see a little stitchery shop called Mercerie Catherine.
Examples
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Down the block, an artist crafts jewelry; another does custom stitchery.
Academic text (1994) -
Mo made a slow, multi-staged transition from stitchery to literature.
Fiction book (1991) -
His clothing, though plainly cut, was of rich material and fine stitchery.
Fiction book (1992) -
Eye Heart Stitchery
Blog text (5) -
Stitchery Expo in Puyallup, Washington.
Blog text (1) -
All the nicks and slices and gouges, burned places, brute stitchery of barber surgeons.
Fiction book (1990) -
If you're a golfer or you're crafty, you might throw yourself into bringing down your handicap or perfecting your stitchery, but what about those people who have thrown themselves into their careers for decades?
Blog text (18) -
Both Julia and Susannah had practically grown up within the sheltering, if austere, confines of St. Mary's Institute for Wayward and Unfortunate Girls, where they had been educated in music, Latin, stitchery, and literature.
Fiction book (2001) -
His clothing, though plainly cut, was of rich material and fine stitchery.
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And all over the quilt were miracles of tiny stitchery, even and exquisite.
Synonyms
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1.0
Joining cloth or other material with stitches made by a needle and thread
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2.3
The action of joining cloth pieces with a needle and thread
20
4.7
Decoration on cloth made by sewing thread into raised patterns
5
3.4
Work done by sewing or embroidery and things made in this way
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3.6
Work made by sewing or knitting to make patterns on cloth like a quilt
Decorative sewing like embroidery or lace that makes cloth look nicer
Making things by hand with a needle, for example sewing and embroidery
How Decorative
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Stitchery comes from the common verb stitch, meaning 'to sew' with a needle and thread, plus the ending -ery, which shows an 'activity' or a group of things; so stitchery means the activity or the made pieces of sewing, especially pretty decorative needlework.