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broi·der

 (broi′dər)
tr.v. broi·dered, broi·der·ing, broi·ders Archaic
To ornament with needlework; embroider.

[Alteration (influenced by Middle English broiden, braided) of Middle English brouderen, from Old French brosder, brouder; see embroider.]

broi′der·y n.
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broider

(ˈbrɔɪdə)
vb
(Knitting & Sewing) (tr) an archaic word for embroider
[C15: from Old French brosder, of Germanic origin; see embroider]
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broi•der

(ˈbrɔɪ dər)

v.t.
to embroider.
[1400–50; late Middle English, variant of browder]
broi′der•er, n.
broi′der•y, n.
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broider


Past participle: broidered
Gerund: broidering

Imperative
broider
broider
Present
I broider
you broider
he/she/it broiders
we broider
you broider
they broider
Preterite
I broidered
you broidered
he/she/it broidered
we broidered
you broidered
they broidered
Present Continuous
I am broidering
you are broidering
he/she/it is broidering
we are broidering
you are broidering
they are broidering
Present Perfect
I have broidered
you have broidered
he/she/it has broidered
we have broidered
you have broidered
they have broidered
Past Continuous
I was broidering
you were broidering
he/she/it was broidering
we were broidering
you were broidering
they were broidering
Past Perfect
I had broidered
you had broidered
he/she/it had broidered
we had broidered
you had broidered
they had broidered
Future
I will broider
you will broider
he/she/it will broider
we will broider
you will broider
they will broider
Future Perfect
I will have broidered
you will have broidered
he/she/it will have broidered
we will have broidered
you will have broidered
they will have broidered
Future Continuous
I will be broidering
you will be broidering
he/she/it will be broidering
we will be broidering
you will be broidering
they will be broidering
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been broidering
you have been broidering
he/she/it has been broidering
we have been broidering
you have been broidering
they have been broidering
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been broidering
you will have been broidering
he/she/it will have been broidering
we will have been broidering
you will have been broidering
they will have been broidering
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been broidering
you had been broidering
he/she/it had been broidering
we had been broidering
you had been broidering
they had been broidering
Conditional
I would broider
you would broider
he/she/it would broider
we would broider
you would broider
they would broider
Past Conditional
I would have broidered
you would have broidered
he/she/it would have broidered
we would have broidered
you would have broidered
they would have broidered
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.broider - decorate with needleworkbroider - decorate with needlework    
purl - embroider with gold or silver thread
purl - edge or border with gold or silver embroidery
adorn, decorate, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify - make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"
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References in classic literature ?
They tell me (while they speak Of her "costly broider'd pall") That my voice is growing weak - That I should not sing at all -
To-day fresh colours break the soil, and butterflies take wing Down broidered lawns all bright with pearls in the garden of the King.
It was Mistress Hibbins, who, arrayed in great magnificence, with a triple ruff, a broidered stomacher, a gown of rich velvet, and a gold-headed cane, had come forth to see the procession.