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needlepoint
[need-l-point]
noun
embroidery upon canvas, usually with uniform spacing of stitches in a pattern.
adjective
done or executed in needlepoint.
a needlepoint cushion.
noting a lace needlepoint lace in which a needle works out the design upon parchment or paper.
verb (used with or without object)
to execute or create in needlepoint.
to needlepoint an evening bag; to needlepoint as a hobby.
needlepoint
/ ˈԾːəˌɔɪԳ /
noun
embroidery done on canvas with the same stitch throughout so as to resemble tapestry
another name for point lace
Other Word Forms
- needlepointer noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of needlepoint1
Example Sentences
During an art residency last year in a former castle in the Umbrian countryside, the textile artist Liz Collins sat in her temporary studio stitching a needlepoint.
She gave the actor a “beautiful needlepoint pillow” and they’ve spoken over the phone about their favorite cop shows.
The two also became business partners, opening a needlepoint shop on the Upper East Side called 2 Needles.
Zoe Kurland: Even though the Troy School was different, these learned women still found themselves graduating into a world where they would be expected to cook and clean and needlepoint and smell nice and whatever.
“It Is About the Weight,” proclaims a cushion stitched in needlepoint by Berlin.
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