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broider
 
SYLLABICATION:broi·der
PRONUNCIATION:  broidr
TRANSITIVE VERB:Inflected forms: broi·dered, broi·der·ing, broi·ders
To ornament with needlework; embroider.
ETYMOLOGY:Alteration (influenced by Middle English broiden, braided) of Middle English brouderen, from Old French brosder, brouder. See embroider.
OTHER FORMS:broider·y —NOUN
 
 
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