embroidery needle
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of embroidery needle
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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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
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 Sinclair Lewis
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 Annie F. (Annie Fellows) Johnston
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 Grace Christie
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