broider

American  

[broi-der] / ˈbrɔɪ dər /

verb (used with object)

1. to embroider.

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broider British  

/ ˈbrɔɪdə /

verb

1. (tr) an archaic word for embroider

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Other Word Forms

• broiderer noun
• broidery noun

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

The notion that flowers broider or ornament the ground is common in poetry: comp.

From Milton's Comus by Bell, William

She would have followed Bacon to the death, and sat up all night to broider herself a kerchief.

From The Heart's Highway by Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins

The beautiful velvet and silk closes, broider by silver and gold!

From The Splendid Idle Forties Stories of Old California by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn

“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 Holt, Emily Sarah

I will broider in thy saddle colors fair to see, Sleep, my child, my little darling, sleep, I sing to thee.

From The Haskalah Movement in Russia by Raisin, Jacob S.