Associations to the word «Embroidery»

Wiktionary

EMBROIDERY, noun. The ornamentation of fabric using needlework.
EMBROIDERY, noun. A piece of embroidered fabric.
EMBROIDERY, noun. The elaboration of an account etc. with details, especially when fictitious.

Dictionary definition

EMBROIDERY, noun. Elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail; "the mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings".
EMBROIDERY, noun. Decorative needlework.

Wise words

Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues, and can moderate their desires more than their words.
Baruch Spinoza