fancywork

[ fan-see-wurk ]

/ ˈfæn siˌwɜrk /

noun

ornamental needlework.

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Origin of fancywork

First recorded in 1800–10; fancy + work

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Examples from the Web for fancywork

They embroider, and do other fancywork, and they sing and play.
Little Folks of North America|Mary Hazelton Wade
She lives alone in a little house with a green yard, and keeps a fancywork and millinery store.
Song of the Lark|Willa Cather
Why will dear old ladies cherish these household monsters, festooning them with ribbons and fancywork?
Bizarre|Lawton Mackall
It will also knit a great variety of fancywork for which there is always a ready market.
The Nursery, No. 169, January, 1881, Vol. XXIX|Various

Y'u sit there in that chair, where I can see y'u doing that fancywork and I'll not say a word.
Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West|William MacLeod Raine

British Dictionary definitions for fancywork

fancywork

/ (ˈfænsɪˌwɜːk) /

noun

any ornamental needlework, such as embroidery or crochet

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