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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

It was not until she was 76, when her arthritic hands could no longer hold an embroidery needle, that she started painting�just for something to do after the housework.

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

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

Sometimes after the weaving is completed a few finishing touches can be satisfactorily put in by means of single stitches taken through the fabric with a sharp-pointed embroidery needle.

From Embroidery and Tapestry Weaving by Christie, Grace