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Synonyms

stitchery

American  
[stich-uh-ree] / ˈstɪtʃ ə ri /

noun

  1. needlework.


stitchery British  
/ ˈstɪtʃərɪ /

noun

  1. needlework, esp modern embroidery

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of stitchery

First recorded in 1600–10; stitch + -ery

Example Sentences

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After the strings dry, she treats them like industrial-strength stitchery, pushing them through her canvases to form abstract patterns.

From Los Angeles Times

She has also added puffy tufts of tulle, strips of decorative stitchery and glass beads strung so that they resemble fake flowers.

From Los Angeles Times

That art reclaimed traditions of handwork and stitchery long relegated to the domestic sphere, the domain of women, the category of craft.

From Los Angeles Times

At the same time, Kernel attends to the fine stitchery of fan maintenance by following the viewers through social media, and scouting for products, like that backpack, that can bind them to a film.

From New York Times

She had worked on the stitchery throughout the afternoon, after her return from the forest.

From Literature