"embroider" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ɪmˈbɹɔɪdɚ/ [General-American], /ɪmˈbɹɔɪdə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-embroider.ogg [US] Forms: embroiders [present, singular, third-person], embroidering [participle, present], embroidered [participle, past], embroidered [past]
Rhymes: -ɔɪdə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English embroudren, frequentative of embrouden, from Anglo-Norman embrouder, intensive of brosder, brouder (compare Norman broudaïr), from Gothic *𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌶𐌳𐍉𐌽 (*bruzdōn), blend of *bursta (“bristle”) and *brordōn (“to stitch”) (compare Old High German brortōn). More at bristle and brad. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|embroudren}} Middle English embroudren, {{m|enm|embrouden}} embrouden, {{der|en|xno|embrouder}} Anglo-Norman embrouder, {{m|fro|brosder}} brosder, {{m|fro|brouder}} brouder, {{cog|nrf|broudaïr}} Norman broudaïr, {{der|en|got|*𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌶𐌳𐍉𐌽}} Gothic *𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌶𐌳𐍉𐌽 (*bruzdōn), {{m|odt|*bursta||bristle}} *bursta (“bristle”), {{m|odt|*brordōn||to stitch}} *brordōn (“to stitch”), {{cog|goh|brortōn}} Old High German brortōn, {{l|en|bristle}} bristle, {{l|en|brad}} brad Head templates: {{en-verb}} embroider (third-person singular simple present embroiders, present participle embroidering, simple past and past participle embroidered)
  1. To stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread of various colours. Categories (topical): Crafts Translations (to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread): زركش (zarkaš) [Egyptian-Arabic] (Arabic), ասեղնագործել (aseġnagorcel) (Armenian), гафтаваць (haftavacʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), вы́гафтаваць (výhaftavacʹ) [perfective] (Belarusian), бродирам (brodiram) (Bulgarian), brodar (Catalan), 刺繡 (Chinese Mandarin), 刺绣 (cìxiù) (Chinese Mandarin), vyšívat (Czech), brodere (Danish), borduren (Dutch), brodi (Esperanto), koruommella (Finnish), kirjailla (Finnish), kirjoa (Finnish), broder (French), strapongi (Friulian), bordar (Galician), sticken (German), κεντάω (kentáo) (Greek), hímez (Hungarian), sauma út (Icelandic), bródera (Icelandic), baldýra (Icelandic), brodar (Ido), mišuroittaa (Ingrian), bróidnigh (Irish), gréasaigh (Irish), spruigeáil (Irish), ricamare (Italian), 刺繍する (shishū suru) (alt: ししゅうする) (Japanese), acū pingo (Latin), izšūt (Latvian), recamâ (Ligurian), siuvinėti (Lithuanian), išsiuvinėti (Lithuanian), tāniko (Maori), хатгамал хийх (xatgamal xiix) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), ᠬᠠᠳᠬᠤᠮᠠᠯ ᠬᠢᠬᠦ (qadqumal kikü) [Mongolian] (Mongolian), broder [Jersey] (Norman), broudaïr [Guernsey] (Norman), brodere (Norwegian), haftować [imperfective] (Polish), wyhaftować [perfective] (Polish), bordar (Portuguese), вышива́ть (vyšivátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), вы́шить (výšitʹ) [perfective] (Russian), vesti [imperfective] (Slovene), bordar (Spanish), brodera (Swedish), nakış işlemek (Turkish), brodön (Volapük), העפֿטן (heftn) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-embroider-en-verb-WevuhftY Disambiguation of Crafts: 49 51 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of 'to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread': 97 3
  2. (figuratively) To add imaginary detail to a narrative to make it more interesting or acceptable. Tags: figuratively Categories (topical): Crafts Translations (to add imaginary detail to a narrative): разкрасявам (razkrasjavam) (Bulgarian), aandikken (Dutch), värittää (Finnish), broder (French), ausschmücken (German), κεντάω (kentáo) (Greek), ricamare (Italian), abbellire (Italian), indorare (Italian), хачирлах (xačirlax) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), ᠬᠠᠴᠢᠷᠯᠠᠬᠤ (qačirlaqu) [Mongolian] (Mongolian), koloryzować [imperfective] (Polish), podkolorowywać [imperfective] (Polish), podkolorować [perfective] (Polish), florear (Portuguese), приукра́шивать (priukrášivatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), приукра́сить (priukrásitʹ) [perfective] (Russian), thêm mắm thêm muối (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-embroider-en-verb-4juiF06y Disambiguation of Crafts: 49 51 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of 'to add imaginary detail to a narrative': 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: embroiderer, embroideress, embroidery, reembroider

Inflected forms

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          "_dis1": "97 3",
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            "Egyptian-Arabic"
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
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          "roman": "aseġnagorcel",
          "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
          "word": "ասեղնագործել"
        },
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "be",
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          "roman": "haftavacʹ",
          "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "výhaftavacʹ",
          "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "вы́гафтаваць"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "brodiram",
          "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
          "word": "бродирам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
          "word": "brodar"
        },
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
          "word": "刺繡"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "cìxiù",
          "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
          "word": "刺绣"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
          "word": "vyšívat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
          "word": "brodere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
          "word": "borduren"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
          "word": "brodi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
          "word": "koruommella"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
          "word": "kirjailla"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
          "word": "kirjoa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
          "word": "broder"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "fur",
          "lang": "Friulian",
          "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
          "word": "strapongi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
          "word": "bordar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
          "word": "sticken"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "kentáo",
          "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
          "word": "κεντάω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
          "word": "hímez"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
          "word": "sauma út"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
          "word": "bródera"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
          "word": "baldýra"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
          "word": "brodar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
          "word": "mišuroittaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
          "word": "bróidnigh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
          "word": "gréasaigh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
          "word": "spruigeáil"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
          "word": "ricamare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "alt": "ししゅうする",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "shishū suru",
          "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
          "word": "刺繍する"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
          "word": "acū pingo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
          "word": "izšūt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "lij",
          "lang": "Ligurian",
          "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
          "word": "recamâ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
          "word": "siuvinėti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
          "word": "išsiuvinėti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
          "word": "tāniko"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "xatgamal xiix",
          "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "хатгамал хийх"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "qadqumal kikü",
          "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
          "tags": [
            "Mongolian"
          ],
          "word": "ᠬᠠᠳᠬᠤᠮᠠᠯ ᠬᠢᠬᠦ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
          "tags": [
            "Jersey"
          ],
          "word": "broder"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
          "tags": [
            "Guernsey"
          ],
          "word": "broudaïr"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
          "word": "brodere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "haftować"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "wyhaftować"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
          "word": "bordar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vyšivátʹ",
          "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "вышива́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "výšitʹ",
          "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "вы́шить"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "vesti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
          "word": "bordar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
          "word": "brodera"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
          "word": "nakış işlemek"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "vo",
          "lang": "Volapük",
          "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
          "word": "brodön"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "heftn",
          "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
          "word": "העפֿטן"
        }
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        {
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            "Fundamental"
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To add imaginary detail to a narrative to make it more interesting or acceptable."
      ],
      "id": "en-embroider-en-verb-4juiF06y",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) To add imaginary detail to a narrative to make it more interesting or acceptable."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "razkrasjavam",
          "sense": "to add imaginary detail to a narrative",
          "word": "разкрасявам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to add imaginary detail to a narrative",
          "word": "aandikken"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to add imaginary detail to a narrative",
          "word": "värittää"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to add imaginary detail to a narrative",
          "word": "broder"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to add imaginary detail to a narrative",
          "word": "ausschmücken"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "kentáo",
          "sense": "to add imaginary detail to a narrative",
          "word": "κεντάω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to add imaginary detail to a narrative",
          "word": "ricamare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to add imaginary detail to a narrative",
          "word": "abbellire"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to add imaginary detail to a narrative",
          "word": "indorare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "xačirlax",
          "sense": "to add imaginary detail to a narrative",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "хачирлах"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "qačirlaqu",
          "sense": "to add imaginary detail to a narrative",
          "tags": [
            "Mongolian"
          ],
          "word": "ᠬᠠᠴᠢᠷᠯᠠᠬᠤ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to add imaginary detail to a narrative",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "koloryzować"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to add imaginary detail to a narrative",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "podkolorowywać"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to add imaginary detail to a narrative",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "podkolorować"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to add imaginary detail to a narrative",
          "word": "florear"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "priukrášivatʹ",
          "sense": "to add imaginary detail to a narrative",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "приукра́шивать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "priukrásitʹ",
          "sense": "to add imaginary detail to a narrative",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "приукра́сить"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "to add imaginary detail to a narrative",
          "word": "thêm mắm thêm muối"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪmˈbɹɔɪdɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪmˈbɹɔɪdə/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔɪdə(ɹ)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-embroider.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f5/En-us-embroider.ogg/En-us-embroider.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5/En-us-embroider.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "embroider"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "English 3-syllable words",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English terms derived from Anglo-Norman",
    "English terms derived from Gothic",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English verbs",
    "Rhymes:English/ɔɪdə(ɹ)",
    "Rhymes:English/ɔɪdə(ɹ)/3 syllables",
    "en:Crafts"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "embroiderer"
    },
    {
      "word": "embroideress"
    },
    {
      "word": "embroidery"
    },
    {
      "word": "reembroider"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "embroudren"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English embroudren",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "embrouden"
      },
      "expansion": "embrouden",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "xno",
        "3": "embrouder"
      },
      "expansion": "Anglo-Norman embrouder",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": "brosder"
      },
      "expansion": "brosder",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": "brouder"
      },
      "expansion": "brouder",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nrf",
        "2": "broudaïr"
      },
      "expansion": "Norman broudaïr",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "got",
        "3": "*𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌶𐌳𐍉𐌽"
      },
      "expansion": "Gothic *𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌶𐌳𐍉𐌽 (*bruzdōn)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "odt",
        "2": "*bursta",
        "3": "",
        "4": "bristle"
      },
      "expansion": "*bursta (“bristle”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "odt",
        "2": "*brordōn",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to stitch"
      },
      "expansion": "*brordōn (“to stitch”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "brortōn"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German brortōn",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "bristle"
      },
      "expansion": "bristle",
      "name": "l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "brad"
      },
      "expansion": "brad",
      "name": "l"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English embroudren, frequentative of embrouden, from Anglo-Norman embrouder, intensive of brosder, brouder (compare Norman broudaïr), from Gothic *𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌶𐌳𐍉𐌽 (*bruzdōn), blend of *bursta (“bristle”) and *brordōn (“to stitch”) (compare Old High German brortōn). More at bristle and brad.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "embroiders",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "embroidering",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "embroidered",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "embroidered",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "embroider (third-person singular simple present embroiders, present participle embroidering, simple past and past participle embroidered)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "em‧broi‧der"
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread of various colours."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "stitch",
          "stitch"
        ],
        [
          "decorative",
          "decorative"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To add imaginary detail to a narrative to make it more interesting or acceptable."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) To add imaginary detail to a narrative to make it more interesting or acceptable."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪmˈbɹɔɪdɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪmˈbɹɔɪdə/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔɪdə(ɹ)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-embroider.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f5/En-us-embroider.ogg/En-us-embroider.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5/En-us-embroider.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "arz",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "zarkaš",
      "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
      "tags": [
        "Egyptian-Arabic"
      ],
      "word": "زركش"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "aseġnagorcel",
      "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
      "word": "ասեղնագործել"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "haftavacʹ",
      "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "гафтаваць"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "výhaftavacʹ",
      "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "вы́гафтаваць"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "brodiram",
      "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
      "word": "бродирам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
      "word": "brodar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
      "word": "刺繡"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "cìxiù",
      "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
      "word": "刺绣"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
      "word": "vyšívat"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
      "word": "brodere"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
      "word": "borduren"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
      "word": "brodi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
      "word": "koruommella"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
      "word": "kirjailla"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
      "word": "kirjoa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
      "word": "broder"
    },
    {
      "code": "fur",
      "lang": "Friulian",
      "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
      "word": "strapongi"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
      "word": "bordar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
      "word": "sticken"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "kentáo",
      "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
      "word": "κεντάω"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
      "word": "hímez"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
      "word": "sauma út"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
      "word": "bródera"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
      "word": "baldýra"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
      "word": "brodar"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
      "word": "mišuroittaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
      "word": "bróidnigh"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
      "word": "gréasaigh"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
      "word": "spruigeáil"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
      "word": "ricamare"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ししゅうする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shishū suru",
      "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
      "word": "刺繍する"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
      "word": "acū pingo"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
      "word": "izšūt"
    },
    {
      "code": "lij",
      "lang": "Ligurian",
      "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
      "word": "recamâ"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
      "word": "siuvinėti"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
      "word": "išsiuvinėti"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
      "word": "tāniko"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "xatgamal xiix",
      "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "хатгамал хийх"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "qadqumal kikü",
      "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
      "tags": [
        "Mongolian"
      ],
      "word": "ᠬᠠᠳᠬᠤᠮᠠᠯ ᠬᠢᠬᠦ"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
      "tags": [
        "Jersey"
      ],
      "word": "broder"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
      "tags": [
        "Guernsey"
      ],
      "word": "broudaïr"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
      "word": "brodere"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "haftować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "wyhaftować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
      "word": "bordar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vyšivátʹ",
      "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "вышива́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "výšitʹ",
      "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "вы́шить"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "vesti"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
      "word": "bordar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
      "word": "brodera"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
      "word": "nakış işlemek"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
      "word": "brodön"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "heftn",
      "sense": "to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread",
      "word": "העפֿטן"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "razkrasjavam",
      "sense": "to add imaginary detail to a narrative",
      "word": "разкрасявам"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to add imaginary detail to a narrative",
      "word": "aandikken"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to add imaginary detail to a narrative",
      "word": "värittää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to add imaginary detail to a narrative",
      "word": "broder"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to add imaginary detail to a narrative",
      "word": "ausschmücken"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "kentáo",
      "sense": "to add imaginary detail to a narrative",
      "word": "κεντάω"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to add imaginary detail to a narrative",
      "word": "ricamare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to add imaginary detail to a narrative",
      "word": "abbellire"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to add imaginary detail to a narrative",
      "word": "indorare"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "xačirlax",
      "sense": "to add imaginary detail to a narrative",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "хачирлах"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "qačirlaqu",
      "sense": "to add imaginary detail to a narrative",
      "tags": [
        "Mongolian"
      ],
      "word": "ᠬᠠᠴᠢᠷᠯᠠᠬᠤ"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to add imaginary detail to a narrative",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "koloryzować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to add imaginary detail to a narrative",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "podkolorowywać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to add imaginary detail to a narrative",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "podkolorować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to add imaginary detail to a narrative",
      "word": "florear"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "priukrášivatʹ",
      "sense": "to add imaginary detail to a narrative",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "приукра́шивать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "priukrásitʹ",
      "sense": "to add imaginary detail to a narrative",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "приукра́сить"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to add imaginary detail to a narrative",
      "word": "thêm mắm thêm muối"
    }
  ],
  "word": "embroider"
}

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