needlework

English

Alternative forms

• needle-work (archaic)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr

Proto-Indo-European *-trom

Proto-Indo-European *-tlom

Proto-Indo-European *(s)néh₁tlom

Proto-Germanic *nēþlą

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Germanic *-ō

Proto-Germanic *nēþlō

Proto-West Germanic *nāþlu

Old English nǣdl

Middle English nedle

English needle

English -work

English needlework

From needle + -work.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈniː.dəl.wɜːk/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈniː.dəl.wɚk/

Noun

needlework (countable and uncountable, plural needleworks)

1. The art or process of working with a needle especially in embroidery or needlepoint.
2. The product of such art or process.
3. The occupation or employment of a person skilled in embroidery, needlepoint, etc.

   Hyponyms: sewing, stitchery

Synonyms

• needlecraft
• stitchery

Translations

process of working with a needle

• Amharic: ጥልፍ (ṭəlf)
• Bulgarian: шев (bg) m (šev), бродиране (bg) n (brodirane)
• Finnish: koristeompelu (fi), koruompelu (fi), kirjonta (fi)
• French: couture (fr) f, travaux d'aiguille (fr) m pl
• Galician: costura (gl) f
• German: Handarbeit (de) f (handiwork)
• Hungarian: (handiwork) kézimunka (hu), (sewing) varrás (hu), (embroidery) hímzés (hu)
• Icelandic: saumaskapur m
• Irish: fuáil f, obair shnáthaide f
• Latin: cōnsūtūra f
• Macedonian: ве́зење n (vézenje)
• Norman: couôtuthe f
• Polish: szycie (pl) n
• Romanian: coasere f, cusătură (ro) f
• Russian: шитьё (ru) n (šitʹjó) (sewing), вышива́ние (ru) n (vyšivánije) (embroidery), рукоде́лие (ru) n (rukodélije) (handiwork), вяза́ние (ru) n (vjazánije) (knitting)
• Spanish: costura (es) f, cosedura f

product of working with a needle

• Bulgarian: бродерия (bg) f (broderija)
• Finnish: koruommel (fi)
• French: ouvrage (fr) m
• Icelandic: saumaskapur m
• Irish: obair shnáthaide f
• Polish: robótka ręczna f
• Spanish: costura (es) f, cosedura f

occupation of a person skilled in working with a needle

• Bulgarian: ръкоделие (bg) n (rǎkodelie)
• Finnish: koristeompelija, koruompelija (fi)
• Icelandic: saumaskapur m
• Irish: obair shnáthaide f
• Polish: wyszywanie n
• Spanish: costura (es) f, cosedura f

References

• The Random House Dictionary 1973 (copyright)