embroidery needle

American  

noun

1. a needle with a long eye, used for embroidery and fine darning.

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Etymology

Origin of embroidery needle

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

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embroidery needle

Thereafter, when they attempt to go inward, they suggest not a scalpel but an embroidery needle.

From Time Magazine Archive

D. Denton Deere, patting Angela's hand in his best bedside manner, pricked his finger on her embroidery needle.

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin

While she listened for Abel's response, her long embroidery needle remained suspended over the toe of the slipper, where it gleamed in the lamp light.

From The Miller Of Old Church by Glasgow, Ellen Anderson Gholson

It is naturally more difficult to draw by means of bobbin and thread, in horizontal lines, than to work unrestrictedly with a pencil, or even with an embroidery needle.

From Embroidery and Tapestry Weaving by Christie, Grace

Mrs. Tristram sat with her embroidery needle suspended.

From The American by James, Henry