fancywork

[ fan-see-wurk ]

noun

1. ornamental needlework.

fancywork

/ ˈfænsɪˌwɜːk /

noun

1. any ornamental needlework, such as embroidery or crochet

Word History and Origins

Origin of fancywork¹

First recorded in 1800–10; fancy + work

Example Sentences

She lives alone in a little house with a green yard, and keeps a fancywork and millinery store.

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Why will dear old ladies cherish these household monsters, festooning them with ribbons and fancywork?

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And indeed even as his eyes fell upon my fancywork he seemed to take a new lease of life.

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She was not allowed to go to parties, and she had to learn all kinds of fancywork and cooking, and making sauces and everything.

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I think I liked the horses and the flowers and the fancywork best.

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