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embroidery

[em-broi-duh-ree, -dree] / ɛmˈbrɔɪ də ri, -dri /


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However, the British Museum said the embroidery was "virtually unchanged" with thread breaks, measuring a few millimetres at most, not considered significant damage.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

It will have a modern bohemian—or “boho”—aesthetic, and items are mostly made of natural fabrics like cotton and include more embroidery and pleating details, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

In the middle of enthusing about a cross-stitch embroidery project, she says, “Don’t roll your eyes at me!”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

The BBC's Katie Razzall reports from outside the museum as the 70-metre long embroidery arrives in the dead of night.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

It’s white and has light blue embroidery around the neckline.

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan

Then, there are rare Indo-Portuguese embroideries and some Haji Rumals - embroidered religious cloth once exported to Indonesia and parts of the Arab world as a headdress for men.

From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2025

Famed mass placard displays in stadiums often feature wartime imagery, and foreign tourists can buy posters and embroideries of soldiers and partisans in Pyongyang.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 26, 2023

Throughout an era dominated by oppressive minimalism, Sabyasachi’s clothes remained refreshingly maximalist, a celebration of Indian decorative arts, a menagerie of interlocking embroideries entirely outside Western trends.

From New York Times ● Jun. 22, 2022

That means choosing the right colours, embroideries for gowns, non-crease fabrics and ensuring necklines, sleeves and hemlines are the correct length.

From Reuters ● May 18, 2022

She too was dressed in an outfit similar to the man’s, except hers had a few cheap embroideries.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane




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