embroider
verb (used with object)
to decorate with ornamental needlework.
embroidered
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past participleof embroider.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof embroider.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
embroiderverb (used with object)to decorate with ornamental needlework.
Example Sentences
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We were dressed in our rancho libertarian best: jeans, embroidered leather belts, pearl snap shirts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Probably designed and made soon after 1066 at Canterbury, it is not a true tapestry, but an embroidered narrative, and the oldest and most complete one we have.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
It was originally embroidered in England but kept for centuries in France, and tells the story of the Norman conquest of England and the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
The insider further revealed that the lovers spent 20 minutes exchanging their handwritten vows, and that they handed out custom handkerchiefs, embroidered with a “TT” and lyrics from Swift’s 2014 song “Blank Space.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026
Right then, Wynn came out carrying two glasses of lemonade and wearing a black shirt with blue embroidered flowers winding their way around his chest.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
