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crewelwork vs embroidery

embroidery vs crewelwork

crewelwork and embroidery both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
crewelwork Yes No No No
embroidery Yes No No No
As nouns, embroidery is a hypernym of crewelwork; that is, embroidery is a word with a broader meaning than crewelwork:
  • crewelwork: embroidery done with loosely twisted worsted yarn
  • embroidery: decorative needlework
Other hypernyms of crewelwork include fancywork.
crewelwork (noun) embroidery (noun)
embroidery done with loosely twisted worsted yarn decorative needlework
elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail
Difference between crewelwork and embroidery

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