Embrowd

/ɪmˈbraʊd/ adjective

Definition

Archaic past participle meaning covered or decorated with embroidery; clothed in embroidered garments.

Etymology

From 'em-' plus 'browd' or 'broid' (archaic form of 'braid' or 'embroider'). This extremely rare form appears in Middle English texts but was superseded by 'embroidered.'

Kelly Says

Finding 'embrowd' in old texts is like linguistic archaeology—it shows us how embroidery-related words changed shape and were eventually standardized into the forms we use today.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አብል (Abil)
ah-bil
ARالعربية
مُزَخَّر (Muzakhkhar)
moo-zahk-khar
BNবাংলা
সুতা করা (Sūta kora)
soo-tah-koh-rah
CACatalà
bordat
bor-dah
CSČeština
vyšívaný
vee-shee-va-nee
DADansk
broderet
broh-deh-reh-t
DEDeutsch
embordiert
em-bor-de-rt
ELΕλληνικά
συρραμμένος (Syrrammenos)
seer-rahm-meh-nos
ESEspañol
emborrado
em-bor-rah-doh
FAفارسی
دوزی شده (Dūzi shode)
doo-zee shoh-deh
FISuomi
ompeltu
om-pel-tu
FRFrançais
embrodé
em-broh-deh
GUGU
એમ્બ્રોઈડરી (Embroidery)
em-broy-deh-ree
HAHA
embroidery
em-broy-deh-ree
HEעברית
מוצלב (Motzelev)
mo-tseh-lehv
HIहिन्दी
सुता हुआ (Sutā huā)
soo-tah-hoo-ah
HUMagyar
hímzett
heem-zett
IDBahasa Indonesia
dibordir
di-bor-dir
IGIG
embroidery
em-broy-deh-ree
ITItaliano
broccato
broh-kah-toh
JA日本語
刺繍された (Shishi-sareta)
shee-shee-sah-reh-tah
KKKK
embroidery
em-broy-deh-ree
KMKM
កាត់ដោយ (Kaat-doy)
kah-tah-doh-ee
KO한국어
Broderie 된 (Broderi-deon)
broh-deh-reh-deh-ohn
MRMR
embroidery
em-broy-deh-ree
MSBahasa Melayu
dibordir
di-bor-dir
MYမြန်မာ
ပုံစံ (Punsan)
poon-san
NLNederlands
gebrodeerd
geh-broh-deh-erd
NONorsk
brodert
broh-dert
PAPA
embroidery
em-broy-deh-ree
PLPolski
wyhaftowany
vye-haf-toh-vee-teh
PTPortuguês
emborrado
em-bor-rah-doh
RORomână
brodat
broh-dah-t
RUРусский
вышитый (Vyshityy)
vye-shee-tee
SVSvenska
broderad
broh-deh-rahd
SWKiswahili
kuwe
koo-weh
TAதமிழ்
தையல் (Thaiyal)
thah-yah-l
TEతెలుగు
త<h1>యితం (Tayithaṁ)
tah-ee-tahm
THไทย
ปัก (Pak)
pak
TLTL
pinagtahi
pi-nah-tah-hee
TRTürkçe
brode
broh-deh
UKУкраїнська
вишитий (Vyshytiy)
vye-shee-tee
URاردو
ِ绣 (Isti'm)
ees-tee-m
VITiếng Việt
thêu
thêu
YOYO
embroidery
em-broy-deh-ree
ZH中文
绣花 (Xiuhua)
shee-hwa
ZUZU
embroidery
em-broy-deh-ree

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