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    FANCYWORK

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Decorative needleworkplay

    Synonyms:

    embroidery; fancywork

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("fancywork" is a kind of...):

    needlecraft; needlework (a creation created or assembled by needle and thread)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fancywork"):

    candlewick (loops of soft yarn are cut to give a tufted pattern)

    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)

    faggoting; fagoting (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)

    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)

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