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broderie anglaise

American  
[broh-duh-ree ahng-gleyz, -glez, brawduh-ree ahn-glez] / ˌbroʊ dəˈri ɑŋˈgleɪz, -ˈglɛz, brɔdə ri ɑ̃ˈglɛz /
Or broderie Anglaise

noun

  1. fine white needlework done on fine cloth, typically on eyelet.


broderie anglaise British  
/ ˌbrəʊdəriː ɑːŋˈɡlɛz /

noun

  1. open embroidery on white cotton, fine linen, etc

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Etymology

Origin of broderie anglaise

1850–55; < French: literally, English embroidery

Example Sentences

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"Designers got crafty this season," noted Drapers, "and the Paris runways were aflutter with super-size lace and broderie anglaise designs for SS24".

From BBC

"I made a strapless dress out of yellow broderie anglaise and wore it with elbow length white lace gloves," she said.

From BBC

Very early on a recent weekday morning, Duff arrived on a video call from her Los Angeles home looking seraphic in a white dress embellished with broderie anglaise.

From New York Times

Other looks included trousers with golden thread paired with a short jacket in shearling, pinafore dresses in broderie anglaise and aviator looks.

From Reuters

It was a trench with romantic poet’s sleeves and a dropped balloon skirt and a doily of a hand-embroidered broderie anglaise prom dress with boned petals at the neck so stiff they looked like place mats, or wings.

From New York Times