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embroider
transitive verb
- to ornament (fabric) with a design in needlework
- to make (a design, etc.) on fabric with needlework
- to embellish (an account or report); add fanciful details to; exaggerate
intransitive verb
- to do embroidery
- to exaggerate
Related Forms:
- embroiderer noun
See embroider in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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