Needlework

Synonyms for "needlework" (23 found)

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Related word relations

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6 relation types

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2 entries

More specific

2 entries

Synonyms

3 entries

derived from

1 entries

is a

6 entries

related to

4 entries

Translations

39 translations across 13 languages.

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Bulgarian

4 entries
  • бродерия noun (product of working with a needle)
  • бродиране noun (process of working with a needle)
  • ръкоделие noun (occupation of a person skilled in working with a needle)
  • шев noun (process of working with a needle)

Finnish

4 entries
  • kirjonta noun (process of working with a needle)
  • koristeompelija noun (occupation of a person skilled in working with a needle)
  • koristeompelu noun (process of working with a needle)
  • koruommel noun (product of working with a needle)

French

3 entries
  • couture noun (process of working with a needle)
  • ouvrage noun (product of working with a needle)
  • travaux d'aiguille noun (process of working with a needle)

Galician

1 entries
  • costura noun (process of working with a needle)

German

1 entries
  • Handarbeit noun (process of working with a needle)

Hungarian

3 entries
  • hímzés noun (process of working with a needle)
  • kézimunka noun (process of working with a needle)
  • varrás noun (process of working with a needle)

Icelandic

3 entries
  • saumaskapur noun (process of working with a needle)
  • saumaskapur noun (product of working with a needle)
  • saumaskapur noun (occupation of a person skilled in working with a needle)

Irish

4 entries
  • fuáil noun (process of working with a needle)
  • obair shnáthaide noun (process of working with a needle)
  • obair shnáthaide noun (product of working with a needle)
  • obair shnáthaide noun (occupation of a person skilled in working with a needle)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • ве́зење noun (process of working with a needle)

Norman

1 entries
  • couôtuthe noun (process of working with a needle)

Romanian

2 entries
  • coasere noun (process of working with a needle)
  • cusătură noun (process of working with a needle)

Russian

4 entries
  • вышива́ние noun (process of working with a needle)
  • вяза́ние noun (process of working with a needle)
  • рукоде́лие noun (process of working with a needle)
  • шитьё noun (process of working with a needle)

Spanish

4 entries
  • cosedura noun (process of working with a needle)
  • cosedura noun (product of working with a needle)
  • cosedura noun (occupation of a person skilled in working with a needle)
  • costura noun (process of working with a needle)

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

There's not enough light in that room to do needlework.

Source: tatoeba (11117815)

Victorian ladies were expected to excel at needlework, and everybody read a lot.

Source: tatoeba (11827168)

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