broidery

American  

[broi-der-ee] / ˈbrɔɪ dər i /

noun

plural

broideries

1. Archaic. embroidery, or any embellishment likened to embroidery.

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Example Sentences

If I had been Margaret, now, I could not have sat quietly to that broidery.

From Earl Hubert's Daughter The Polishing of the Pearl - A Tale of the 13th Century by Holt, Emily Sarah

In place of Scotch kerseys, his square, massive figure is set off with the golden broidery of a diplomat.

From English Lands Letters and Kings Queen Anne and the Georges by Mitchell, Donald G.

In broidery and ornament the women’s dress matched that of the men.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" by Various

I should desire to buy more happiness with such a sum than could be stitched into golden broidery and seed-pearl.”

From The White Lady of Hazelwood A Tale of the Fourteenth Century by Rainey, W. (William)

If I would not as lief as forty shillings have done with broidery and peltry, then the moon is made of green cheese.

From The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time by Holt, Emily Sarah