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
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
There was Mrs. Rathburn in a wide-brimmed hat, plying her embroidery needle and looking, from afar, the picture of contentment.
From The Fighting Shepherdess by Lockhart, Caroline
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 Christie, Grace
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