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Embroidery done with loosely twisted worsted yarn
Answer for the clue "Embroidery done with loosely twisted worsted yarn ", 10 letters:
crewelwork
Word definitions for crewelwork in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. embroidery done with loosely twisted worsted yarn
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. embroidery made using a crewel
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Crewelwork \Crew"el*work`\ (-w?rk`), n. Embroidery in crewels, commonly done upon some plain material, such as linen.
Usage examples of crewelwork.
She wore a flowing kimono of pure white perlon, and on her head, her white dobra stitched with intricate gold crewelwork.
He had a narrow, knuckly, intelligent face beneath a feathered cap, and he wore a stiff crewelworked doublet that, with its huge shoulders and waistless line, made him look a good deal like a jack of diamonds.
Then she saw the evidence of the police investigation: tables and chairs pushed up against the wall, the tall Chinese vases on either side of the fireplace shoved into one corner, the antique tea caddy containing her mothers crewelwork spilling bright loops of yarn.