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NEEDLEPOINT

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Embroidery consisting of allover embroidered canvas resembling tapestry

Synonyms:

needlepoint; needlepoint embroidery

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("needlepoint" is a kind of...):

embroidery; fancywork (decorative needlework)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "needlepoint"):

gros point (needlepoint embroidery done with large stitches)

petit point (needlepoint done with small stitches)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Lace worked with a needle in a buttonhole stitch on a paper pattern

Synonyms:

needlepoint; point lace

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("needlepoint" is a kind of...):

lace (a delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns)

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