embroidery

embroidery
(pl. -ies)
  1. [mass noun]the art or pastime of embroidering cloth
    刺绣,绣花;刺绣艺术
    ■cloth decorated in this way
    绣制品
    ■(figurative)embellishment or exaggeration in the description or reporting of an event
    (喻)(事件描述或报道中的)渲染,夸张
    fanciful embroidery of the facts.
    对事实的肆意夸张。
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French enbrouderie, from enbrouder 'embroider'
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