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embroidery needle

noun

  1. a needle with a long eye, used for embroidery and fine darning.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of embroidery needle1

First recorded in 1885–90
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Example Sentences

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And instead of tiger bone and deer tendon, embroidery needles and cotton thread are used.

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There’s a sharp, stinging pain at the crown of my head; the scalp is being stitched with embroidery needles.

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Instead of watching the eastern horizon he watched Mrs. Courtland ply her embroidery needle or bead-work loom, preparing for the Christmas now so near at hand.

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For the fine one you may use a sewing-needle, for the coarser one a medium embroidery needle, both set in wood so that the points project about a quarter of an inch.

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Gertie carefully stuck her embroidery needle into her doily, rolled up the doily meticulously, laid it down on the center-table, straightened the pile of magazines which Carl had deranged, and rose.

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