Madeira embroidery
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Madeira embroidery
After the island of Madeira, where such embroidery is made in convents
Example Sentences
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Everywhere were lights and pretty rooms; wraps were flung darkly across the Madeira embroidery and filet-work of Rose's bed.
From Martie, the Unconquered by Norris, Kathleen Thompson
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