Embroider

глагол 1) вышивать, украшать вышивкой Например: She embroidered a towel for me. — Она вышила мне полотенце. Синоним(ы): ornament with needlework 2) приукрашивать (рассказ), привирать Например: The history has been extravagantly embroidered. — История была здорово приукрашена. Синоним(ы): embellish

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Embroider

verb (embroidered; embroidering) Etymology: alteration of Middle English embroderen, from Anglo-French embrouder, from en- + brosder, brouder to embroider, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English brord point, byrst bristle transitive verb 1. a. to ornament with needlework b. to form with needlework 2. to elaborate on; embellish Example: embroider a story intransitive verb 1. to make embroidery 2. to provide embellishments; elaborateembroiderer noun

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