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

Instead of watching the eastern horizon he watched Mrs. Courtland ply her embroidery needle or bead-work loom, preparing for the Christmas now so near at hand.

From Travelers Five Along Life's Highway by Johnston, Annie F. (Annie Fellows)

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

Gertie carefully stuck her embroidery needle into her doily, rolled up the doily meticulously, laid it down on the center-table, straightened the pile of magazines which Carl had deranged, and rose.

From The Trail of the Hawk A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life by Lewis, Sinclair