broider

[ broi-der ]

verb (used with object)

1. to embroider.

broider

/ ˈbrɔɪdə /

verb

1. See embroider
   tr an archaic word for embroider

Other Words From

• broider·er noun
• broider·y noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of broider¹

1400–50; late Middle English, variant of browder, Middle English broide ( n ), browde ( n ) (past participle, taken as infinitive of braid ( def ) ) + -er ⁶

Word History and Origins

Origin of broider¹

C15: from Old French brosder , of Germanic origin; see embroider

Example Sentences

And I cannot broider altar-cloths and I will not try—but I can shoot with any man at the flying mark.

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Gray mosses broider it where the sun lies, and dark green where the water drips.

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But I am sure the woman who can broider like this, is clever enough to make a row of harebells and ferns!

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I am the handmaid of the earth, I broider fair her glorious gown, And deck her on her days of mirth With many a garland of renown.

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I'll broider with my spray Stone bridge and granite quay, And bear great ships away Unto the long wide sea.

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