"needlework" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: needleworks [plural]
Etymology: From needle + -work. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|needle|work}} needle + -work Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} needlework (countable and uncountable, plural needleworks)
  1. The art or process of working with a needle especially in embroidery or needlepoint. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (process of working with a needle): шев (šev) [masculine] (Bulgarian), бродиране (brodirane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), koristeompelu (Finnish), koruompelu (Finnish), kirjonta (Finnish), couture [feminine] (French), travaux d’aiguille [masculine, plural] (French), costura [feminine] (Galician), Handarbeit (english: handiwork) [feminine] (German), kézimunka (english: handiwork) (Hungarian), varrás [sewing, textiles, manufacturing, business] (Hungarian), hímzés (english: embroidery) (Hungarian), saumaskapur [masculine] (Icelandic), fuáil [feminine] (Irish), obair shnáthaide [feminine] (Irish), ве́зење (vézenje) [neuter] (Macedonian), couôtuthe [feminine] (Norman), coasere [feminine] (Romanian), cusătură [feminine] (Romanian), шитьё (šitʹjó) [neuter] [sewing, textiles, manufacturing, business] (Russian), вышива́ние (vyšivánije) (english: embroidery) [neuter] (Russian), рукоде́лие (rukodélije) (english: handiwork) [neuter] (Russian), вяза́ние (vjazánije) [neuter] [knitting, textiles, manufacturing, business] (Russian) Translations (product of working with a needle): бродерия (broderija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), koruommel (Finnish), ouvrage [masculine] (French), saumaskapur [masculine] (Icelandic), obair shnáthaide [feminine] (Irish)
    Sense id: en-needlework-en-noun-gNBH9Ov8 Disambiguation of 'process of working with a needle': 85 10 5 Disambiguation of 'product of working with a needle': 78 16 5
  2. The product of such art or process. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-needlework-en-noun-Xfzc9yBY
  3. The occupation or employment of a person skilled in embroidery, needlepoint, etc. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Sewing Hyponyms: sewing, stitchery Translations (occupation of a person skilled in working with a needle): ръкоделие (rǎkodelie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), koristeompelija (Finnish), koruompelija (Finnish), saumaskapur [masculine] (Icelandic), obair shnáthaide [feminine] (Irish)
    Sense id: en-needlework-en-noun-rsO6lpwT Disambiguation of Sewing: 17 3 80 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -work Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 3 89 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 2 94 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -work: 22 5 73 Disambiguation of 'occupation of a person skilled in working with a needle': 17 0 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: needlecraft, needle-work [archaic]

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      "sense": "product of working with a needle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "saumaskapur"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "product of working with a needle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "obair shnáthaide"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "rǎkodelie",
      "sense": "occupation of a person skilled in working with a needle",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ръкоделие"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "occupation of a person skilled in working with a needle",
      "word": "koristeompelija"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "occupation of a person skilled in working with a needle",
      "word": "koruompelija"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "occupation of a person skilled in working with a needle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "saumaskapur"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "occupation of a person skilled in working with a needle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "obair shnáthaide"
    }
  ],
  "word": "needlework"
}

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