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broider

American  
[broi-der] / ˈbrɔɪ dər /

verb (used with object)

  1. to embroider.


broider British  
/ ˈbrɔɪdə /

verb

  1. (tr) an archaic word for embroider

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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

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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."

From Enamels and Cameos and other Poems by Lee, Agnes

I will broider a bodice—the most beautiful; and you shall give it.

From Far to Seek A Romance of England and India by Diver, Maud

“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

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 Archer, William

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

From Minstrel Weather by Storm, Marian

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