broider
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
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Etymology
Origin of broider
1400–50; late Middle English, variant of browder, Middle English broide ( n ), browde ( n ) (past participle, taken as infinitive of braid ( def. ) ) + -er 6
Example Sentences
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I have tried to broider it with gold, I have tried to hang silver-bells upon the drooping corners thereof.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 61, November, 1862 by Various
It was a fair and noble maid, She dwelt in her father's hall; Both linen and silk did she broider and braid, Yet found in it solace small.
From The Feast at Solhoug by William Archer
“But I am sure the woman who can broider like this, is clever enough to make a row of harebells and ferns!”
From Earl Hubert's Daughter The Polishing of the Pearl - A Tale of the 13th Century by Emily Sarah Holt
“To broider for my Lady,” said Belasez, in a low, clear, musical voice.
From Earl Hubert's Daughter The Polishing of the Pearl - A Tale of the 13th Century by Emily Sarah Holt
She would have followed Bacon to the death, and sat up all night to broider herself a kerchief.
From The Heart's Highway by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
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