Embroidery [noun]

Yesterday, somebody left a leaf inside with beautiful embroidery sewn down the side of it.

She rose comforted, and drawing the baby's cradle out into the veranda, seated herself at her embroidery.

Anyway there was a lot of embroidery on it, full of little holes, which somehow contrived to be extraordinarily fetching.

The Ambassador's hotel was constantly thronged from morning to night by visitors in plumes and embroidery.

Betty heard her greet the man, and then slipped off to her own room and picked up some half-finished embroidery.

He talked with me about his suit, which was made in France, and cost him L200, and very rich it is with embroidery.

Hadria had brought out a piece of embroidery (about ten years old), and was working peacefully.

And all other work, whether of embroidery or of whatever nature, shall wait till this be done.

Mats in over and under weave, of solid color (either natural or dyed), are used, and the embroidery is done with colored straws.

The crustacea are the grandees of the sea, who, in their lacework and embroidery, avoid the rude contact of the pebbly crowd.