English > fancywork: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | decorative needlework. |
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| Synonym | embroidery |
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| Narrower | candlewick | loops of soft yarn are cut to give a tufted pattern |
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| crewelwork | embroidery done with loosely twisted worsted yarn |
| cross-stitch | embroidery done with pairs of stitches that cross each other |
| cutwork | embroidery in which the design is outlined in a buttonhole stitch and the intervening material is cut away |
| drawnwork | Ornamental needlework done by drawing threads to form lacelike patterns |
| fagoting, faggoting | Embroidery in which groups of parallel threads are tied together with fagot stitches |
| hemstitch | embroidery similar to drawnwork |
| needlepoint, needlepoint embroidery | embroidery consisting of allover embroidered canvas resembling tapestry / tapestry |
| sampler | A piece of embroidery demonstrating skill with various stitches |
| smocking | embroidery consisting of ornamental needlework on a garment that is made by gathering the cloth tightly in stitches |
| Broader | needlework, needlecraft | A creation created or assembled by needle and thread |
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| Spanish | adorno, bordado, bordadura, labor, recamado |
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| Catalan | brodadura, brodat, labor |
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