embroidery needle

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noun

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

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Nearby words

embrocation, embroglio, embroider, embroideress, embroidery, embroidery needle, embroil, embroiled, embrown, embrue, embry-

Origin of embroidery needle

First recorded in 1885–90

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Examples from the Web for embroidery needle

There was once a Darning-needle who thought herself so fine that she believed she was an embroidery-needle.
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