Definition of embroidery noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

embroidery

noun

ɪmˈbrɔɪdəri embroidery pronunciation American

ɪmˈbrɔɪdəri

1 [uncountable, countable] patterns that are sewn onto cloth using threads of various colours; cloth that is decorated in this waya beautiful piece of embroideryIndian embroideries2 [uncountable] the skill or activity of decorating cloth in this way