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broi·der (bro̵i′dər)

transitive verb

Archaic to embroider

Etymology: altered (by assoc. with broid, obs. var. of braid) < obs. brouder < MFr broder < OFr brosder < Frank *brozdon < Gmc *bruzda, point (> brad) < IE *bhrazdh- < base *bhar-, point, bristle

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