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embroidery needle

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

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Words nearby embroidery needle

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

Origin of embroidery needle

First recorded in 1885–90
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

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.

    The Yellow Fairy Book|Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang