needlepoint
embroidery upon canvas, usually with uniform spacing of stitches in a pattern.
done or executed in needlepoint: a needlepoint cushion.
noting a lace (needlepoint lace ) in which a needle works out the design upon parchment or paper.
to execute or create in needlepoint: to needlepoint an evening bag; to needlepoint as a hobby.
Origin of needlepoint
1Other words from needlepoint
- nee·dle·point·er, noun
Words Nearby needlepoint
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How to use needlepoint in a sentence
Someone needs to get that in needlepoint on a throw pillow stat.
Amanda Bynes Asks Drake to Murder Her Vagina and Other WTF Tweets | Kevin Fallon | March 22, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWhether of needlepoint or pillow make, both the ornament and the ground are produced by the lace maker.
Textiles | William H. Dooleyneedlepoint lace in floral pattern with the designs very close together and connected by brides ornamented with picots.
Textiles | William H. DooleyThe red cloak is worked in needlepoint lace, and is in deep folds in high relief.
English Embroidered Bookbindings | Cyril James Humphries DavenportIn the upper corners are a butterfly, with needlepoint wings, and a bird, with needlepoint wing and tail.
English Embroidered Bookbindings | Cyril James Humphries Davenport
In the upper corner are two strawberries, and in the lower a butterfly, with coloured wings, left free in needlepoint.
English Embroidered Bookbindings | Cyril James Humphries Davenport
British Dictionary definitions for needlepoint
/ (ˈniːdəlˌpɔɪnt) /
embroidery done on canvas with the same stitch throughout so as to resemble tapestry
another name for point lace
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