Definitions for crewelwork

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crewelwork crew·el·work

Spelling: [kroo-uh l-wurk]

IPA: /ˈkru əlˌwɜrk/

Crewelwork is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 24 points.

You can make 172 anagrams from letters in crewelwork (ceeklorrww).

Definitions for crewelwork

noun

1. decorative embroidery done with crewel yarn on cotton or linen, using simple stitches traditionally worked in floral or pastoral designs.

Origin of crewelwork

First recorded in 1860-65; crewel + work

Examples for crewelwork

With the hands that had never handled anything rougher than crewelwork she chose her grip along the tough ladder of looped lianas.

crewelwork of the period was not given to hangings and furniture, but to clothing.

These were wrought with borders of crewelwork, and finished with elaborate thread and crewel fringes.