Hypertext Webster Gateway: "embroider"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)
Embroider
The art of embroidery was known to the Jews (Ex. 26:36; 35:35;
38:23; Judg. 5:30; Ps. 45:14). The skill of the women in this
art was seen in the preparation of the sacerdotal robes of the
high priest (Ex. 28). It seems that the art became hereditary in
certain families (1 Chr. 4:21). The Assyrians were also noted
for their embroidered robes (Ezek. 27:24).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Embroider \Em*broid"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Embroidered}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Embroidering}.] [OE. embrouden. See {Broider}.]
To ornament with needlework; as, to embroider a scarf.
Thou shalt embroider the coat of fine linen. --Ex.
xxviii. 39.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
embroider
v 1: decorate with needlework [syn: {broider}]
2: add details to [syn: {pad}, {lard}, {embellish}, {aggrandize},
{aggrandise}, {blow up}, {dramatize}, {dramatise}]
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