broider Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb decorate with needlework
    embroider.

WordNet


Broid"er transitive verb
Etymology
OE. broiden, brouden, F. broder, confused with E. braid; F. broder is either the same word as border to border (see Border), or perh. of Celtic origin; cf. W. brathu to sting, stab, Ir. & Gael. brod goad, prickle, OE. brod a goad; and also Icel. broddr a spike, a sting, AS. brord a point.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Broidered
Definitions
  1. To embroider. Archaic
    They shall make a broidered coat. Ex. xxviii. 4.

Webster 1913